Legal Definitions - liberare

liberare

Liberare means to set a person free or to deliver or transfer a writ, according to civil law and history.

• The judge decided to liberare the accused, as there was not enough evidence to convict him.
• The lawyer filed a petition to liberare the property from the lien.

The first example shows how liberare is used to set a person free. In this case, the judge decided to liberate the accused because there was not enough evidence to prove his guilt. The second example shows how liberare is used to deliver or transfer a writ. Here, the lawyer filed a petition to liberate the property from the lien, which means to release it from the legal claim of the creditor.