Liberticide
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech adjective
Quick meaning: Liberticide is an adjective meaning Causing the destruction of liberty; oppressive, liberticidal.
Meaning
Causing the destruction of liberty; oppressive, liberticidal.
More Meanings
- The destruction of liberty.
- One who causes the destruction of liberty.
Example Sentences
In the hands of a designing executive, a standing army was the classic instrument of liberticide.
M. Labriffe is a member of the Chamber of Deputies, and has, of course, voted for the liberticide laws.
All that has been done by the state since the revolt of May is liberticide of the most violent character.
[…] by aſſembling at her houſe, in ſecret council, the principal chiefs of that conſpiracy, and by keeping up a correſpondence tending to facilitate their liberticide deſigns.
Word Forms
- liberticides
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include libertopian, antiliberty, antiliberation, illiberal, libertarian, antilibertarian.
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