The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 9 letter word LIBERTIES
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What does LIBERTIES mean?
LIBERTIES noun- The condition of being free from control or restrictions.
- The condition of being free from imprisonment, slavery or forced labour.
- The condition of being free to act, believe or express oneself as one chooses.
- Freedom from excessive government control.
- A short period when a sailor is allowed ashore.
- (often plural) A breach of social convention.
- A local division of government administration in medieval England.
- (game of go) an empty space next to a group of stones of the same color.