at liberty

at liberty

Freely able to do something. I know you're curious about the case, but I'm not at liberty to talk about it.

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at liberty

free; unrestrained. The criminal was set at liberty by the judge. You're at liberty to go anywhere you wish. I'm not at liberty to discuss the matter.

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at liberty

Free, not obligated; also, not occupied. For example, I am not at liberty to tell you the whole story, or " I ... washed when there was a basin at liberty" (Charlotte Brontë, Jane Eyre, 1847). This idiom is often used in a negative context, as in the first example. [First half of 1800s]

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at ˈliberty (to do something)

(formal) having permission to do something: You are at liberty to leave, if you wish.

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at liberty

1. Not in confinement or under constraint; free.

2. Entitled or permitted to do something: We found ourselves at liberty to explore the grounds.

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