liberate
A writ issued out of the Chancery to authorize the Exchequer to pay a debt, pension,…A writ issued out of the Chancery to authorize the Exchequer to pay a debt, pension, etc., on behalf of the Crown.
Meaning
3 senses(UK, historical, transitive)A writ issued out of the Chancery to authorize the Exchequer to pay a debt, pension, etc., on behalf of the Crown.
(UK, historical, transitive)A writ issued to a jailer to release a prisoner on bail.
(UK, US, historical, transitive)A writ issued to a sheriff to release property (goods or land) from their custody.
Examples
45 sentencesWe must liberate them.
Ми маємо звільнити їх. — deniko
ruМы должны их освободить. — marafon
deWir müssen sie befreien. — raggione
Tom liberated us.
Том нас звільнив. — deniko
ruТом нас освободил. — marafon
He liberated the people from bondage.
deEr befreite das Volk von seinen Ketten. — MUIRIEL
All the children will be liberated.
Algerians liberated their country from France.
Origin
From Late Middle English liberate (“warrant for payment of an allowance, debt, pension, etFrom Late Middle English liberate (“warrant for payment of an allowance, debt, pension, etc.; warrant for delivery of property from a sheriff’s custody”, noun), from Law French liberate, from Anglo-Norman liberate, and from their etymon Late Latin liberate (“name of such a writ”), a noun use of Latin līberāte (“deliver”) (commonly the first word of such writs), the second-person plural present active imperative of līberō (“to free, liberate; to absolve, acquit; to release”): see further at etymology 1. Compare English allocate (“warrant for the payment of an allowance, debt, pension, etc.”).
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