noun (n)

• the condition of being free; the power to act or speak or think without externally imposed restraints(noun.state)

  source: wordnet30
• immunity from an obligation or duty(noun.state)

  Synonym:
  exemption
  

  source: wordnet30
• The state of being free; exemption from the power and control of another; liberty; independence.(noun)

  source: webster1913