Meanings
nounfreedom to roam (uncountable)
- uncountableThe general public's right to access public or privately owned land for their own recreation or exercise.
The Forestry Commission generally operated a freedom to roam policy whereby public access was not constrained except where young trees had been planted.
1998, Andrew Light, Jonathan M. Smith, Philosophy and Geography II: The Production of Public Space, Rowman & Littlefield, →ISBN, page 179Synonyms: everyman's right, right to roam
Synonyms & antonyms
nounThe general public's right to access public or privately owned land for their own recreation or exercise.
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Translations
Dutch allemansrecht
- allemansrechtright to access public or privately owned land
Estonian igaüheõigus
- igaüheõigusright to access public or privately owned land
Finnish jokamiehenoikeus
- jokamiehenoikeusright to access public or privately owned land
French droit d'accès à la nature
- droit d'accès à la natureright to access public or privately owned land
German Jedermannsrecht, Wegefreiheit
- Jedermannsrechtright to access public or privately owned land
- Wegefreiheitright to access public or privately owned land
Icelandic almannaréttur
- almannarétturright to access public or privately owned land
Norwegian allemannsretten
- allemannsrettenright to access public or privately owned land
Scottish Gaelic còir air fàrsan
- còir air fàrsanright to access public or privately owned land
Swedish allemansrätten
- allemansrättenright to access public or privately owned land
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