1. acts of setting someone or something free from imprisonment, oppression, or control
Usage: plural of liberation
2. acts of freeing a place or group of people from enemy occupation or control
Usage: military context

Examples

• The liberations of several concentration camps marked turning points in the war.
• Women’s liberations from traditional roles occurred gradually throughout the 20th century.
• The country celebrated multiple liberations from colonial rule.
• These liberations came at great cost to the resistance fighters.
• Historical liberations often inspire future freedom movements.
• The liberations of enslaved people required both legal and social changes.