French Conversation · Level 109
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French word
semi-liberté
Pronunciation
IPA/səmilibɛʁte/
Meaning
- feminine nounday release
Example
Il est en semi-liberté depuis six mois.
He has been on day release for six months.
More examples
La semi-liberté lui permet de sortir le jour pour travailler.
Semi-liberty allows him to go out during the day to work.
Core concept
A prisoner's daytime release within a controlled routine, followed by a required return at night.
Similar words
liberté conditionnelle: Supervised release into the community subject to compliance with specified conditions.
liberté surveillée: Permission to continue daily life under official supervision.
assignation à résidence: An order requiring residence at home and restricting outside travel.
Definition in French
Régime qui autorise des sorties quotidiennes contrôlées au bénéfice d'un détenu, avec l'obligation de revenir chaque soir dans l'établissement pénitentiaire.
Word origin
French semi-liberté combines the prefix semi-, from Latin semi- meaning half, with liberté, from Latin libertas through Old French, to name restricted partial freedom.
Usage tips
- Semi-liberté is feminine, so standard phrases include la semi-liberté and être en semi-liberté.
Other meanings
- work releasenoun
Opposites
- incarcérationincarcerationnoun
- prisonprisonnoun