state - the way something is with respect to its main attributes; "the current state of knowledge"; "his state of health"; "in a weak financial state"

academic freedom - the freedom of teachers and students to express their ideas in school without religious or political or institutional restrictions

enfranchisement - freedom from political subjugation or servitude

blank check, free hand - freedom to do as you see fit; "many have doubts about giving him a free hand to attack"

free rein, play - the removal of constraints; "he gave free rein to his impulses"; "they gave full play to the artist's talent"

freedom of the seas - the right of merchant ships to travel freely in international waters

independence, independency - freedom from control or influence of another or others

liberty - freedom of choice; "liberty of opinion"; "liberty of worship"; "liberty--perfect liberty--to think or feel or do just as one pleases"; "at liberty to choose whatever occupation one wishes"

civil liberty, political liberty - one's freedom to exercise one's rights as guaranteed under the laws of the country

liberty - personal freedom from servitude or confinement or oppression

immunity, unsusceptibility - the state of not being susceptible; "unsusceptibility to rust"

amnesty - a period during which offenders are exempt from punishment

diplomatic immunity - exemption from taxation or normal processes of law that is offered to diplomatic personnel in a foreign country

indemnity - legal exemption from liability for damages

impunity - exemption from punishment or loss

grandfather clause - an exemption based on circumstances existing prior to the adoption of some policy; used to enfranchise illiterate whites in US south after the Civil War