without let or hindrance

phrase

chiefly British, law
: without being interfered with
They have the right to vote without let or hindrance.

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And the world has accepted this theory without let or hindrance. — Liz Tracey, JSTOR Daily, 21 Feb. 2025 The possibility of a man's earning his own living in his own way, without let or hindrance, is the essential condition of there being any freedom of discussion, any freedom to oppose. — Foreign Affairs, 18 Dec. 2011

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“Without let or hindrance.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/without%20let%20or%20hindrance. Accessed 11 Oct. 2026.

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