liberation

Noun
  1. The act of liberating someone or something (synset 100096322)
    is a type of: accomplishment, achievement - the action of accomplishing something
    subtypes:
    • jail delivery - the use of force to liberate prisoners
    • deregulating, deregulation - the act of freeing from regulation (especially from governmental regulations)
    • relief - the act of freeing a city or town that has been besieged
    • disentanglement, extrication, unsnarling, untangling - the act of releasing from a snarled or tangled condition
    • emancipation - freeing someone from the control of another; especially a parent's relinquishing authority and control over a minor child
    • clearing - the act of freeing from suspicion
    • manumission - the formal act of freeing from slavery
    • parole - (law) a conditional release from imprisonment that entitles the person to serve the remainder of the sentence outside the prison as long as the terms of release are complied with
    • probation - (law) a way of dealing with offenders without imprisoning them; a defendant found guilty of a crime is released by the court without imprisonment subject to conditions imposed by the court
    same as: freeing, release
  2. The attempt to achieve equal rights or status (synset 100789493)
    "she worked for women's liberation"
    is a type of: attempt, effort, endeavor, endeavour, try - earnest and conscientious activity intended to do or accomplish something
  3. The termination of someone's employment (leaving them free to depart) (synset 100217041)
    is a type of: conclusion, ending, termination - the act of ending something
    subtypes:
    • superannuation - the act of discharging someone because of age (especially to cause someone to retire from service on a pension)
    • conge, congee - an abrupt and unceremonious dismissal
    • removal - dismissal from office
    • deactivation, inactivation - breaking up a military unit (by transfers or discharges)
    • honorable discharge - a discharge from the armed forces with a commendable record
    • dishonorable discharge - a discharge from the armed forces for a grave offense (as sabotage or espionage or cowardice or murder)
    • section eight - a discharge from the US Army based on unfitness or character traits deemed undesirable
    same as: discharge, dismissal, dismission, firing, release, sack, sacking

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