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What is the opposite of imprisoning?

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Verb
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Opposite of catching or apprehending someone
releasing
freeing
letting go
discharging
liberating
setting free
clearing
exonerating
letting loose
letting off
setting at large
setting loose
turning loose
emancipating
unchaining
untying
extricating
manumitting
unshackling
disenthralling
detaching
untangling
unmanacling
unbinding
unbridling
disengaging
disentangling
uncaging
unleashing
unloosing
expelling
unfettering
rescuing
taking out
bailing out
letting out
casting loose
allowing to leave
setting at liberty
“The authorities will be releasing the suspect after finding out that he had a solid alibi.”
Noun
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Opposite of an act of capturing someone and placing them in forcible detention
discharge
freedom
liberating
liberty
release
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