libération

Definitions of libération
  1. noun
    the act of liberating someone or something
    synonyms: émancipation
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    dégagement
    the act of freeing from suspicion
    délai probatoire
    (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
    lavage, purification
    the act of clearing yourself (or another) from some stigma or charge
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    accomplissement, realisation
    the action of accomplishing something
  2. noun
    a formal written statement of relinquishment
    synonyms: mise en liberté
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    dispense, décharge, immunité
    an act exempting someone
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    abandon, renonciation
    the act of giving up and abandoning a struggle or task etc.
  3. noun
    recovery or preservation from loss or danger
    synonyms: délivrance, secours
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    rédemption, salut
    (theology) the act of delivering from sin or saving from evil
    sauvetage
    the act of rescuing a ship or its crew or its cargo from a shipwreck or a fire
    absolution, commutation, grâce, pardon, sursis
    the act of absolving or remitting; formal redemption as pronounced by a priest in the sacrament of penance
    conversion
    a spiritual enlightenment causing a person to lead a new life
    expiation, pénitence, repentir
    the act of atoning for sin or wrongdoing (especially appeasing a deity)
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    recouvrement, récupération
    the act of regaining or saving something lost (or in danger of becoming lost)
  4. noun
    an act exempting someone
    synonyms: dispense, décharge, immunité
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    mise en liberté
    a formal written statement of relinquishment
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