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Freedom

The state of being free; exemption from the power and control of another; liberty; independence.

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Amnesty 76% connected

Forgetfulness; cessation of remembrance of wrong; oblivion.

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Enfranchisement 76% connected

Releasing from slavery or custody.

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Impunity 76% connected

Exemption or freedom from punishment, harm, or loss.

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Indemnity 76% connected

Security; insurance; exemption from loss or damage, past or to come; immunity from penalty, or the punishment of past offenses; amnesty.

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Independence 76% connected

The state or quality of being independent; freedom from dependence; exemption from reliance on, or control by, others; self-subsistence or maintenanc…

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Liberty 76% connected

The state of a free person; exemption from subjection to the will of another claiming ownership of the person or services; freedom; -- opposed to sla…

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Play 76% connected

To engage in sport or lively recreation; to exercise for the sake of amusement; to frolic; to spot.

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Immunity 76% connected

Freedom or exemption from any charge, duty, obligation, office, tax, imposition, penalty, or service; a particular privilege; as, the immunities of t…

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State 76% connected

The circumstances or condition of a being or thing at any given time.

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Free 66% connected

Exempt from subjection to the will of others; not under restraint, control, or compulsion; able to follow one's own impulses, desires, or inclination…

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Free 66% connected

Exempt from subjection to the will of others; not under restraint, control, or compulsion; able to follow one's own impulses, desires, or inclination…

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Unfree 66% connected

Not free; held in bondage.

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Unfree 66% connected

Not free; held in bondage.

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Exemption 92% connected

The act of exempting; the state of being exempt; freedom from any charge, burden, evil, etc., to which others are subject; immunity; privilege; as, e…

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