De-liv'er-ance, n.
n. [Fr. délivrance, from délivrer. See DELIVER, v. t.]
Sense 1. The act of delivering or freeing from restraint, captivity, peril, and the like; as, the deliverance of a captive, of a trust, of an opinion, of a child.
He hath sent me to heal the broken-hearted, to preach deliverance to the captives. Luke iv. 18.
One death or one deliverance we will share. Dryden.
Sense 2. The state of being delivered, or freed from restraint; freedom.
I do desire deliverance from these officers. Shak.
Sense 3. Any thing delivered or communicated; especially, an opinion or decision expressed publicly in language. [Scot.]