He was using materials that he had 'liberated' from a construction site.
Soldiers 'liberated' the hostages from their captors.
a 'liberated' marriage
(..) Absolutely. Oh, dear. - Thought you'd never wake up. - What? - Where did you find that? - l liberated it. - l think that's called looting. - No one should own music. The real question ish - Who wrote the song? - lrving Berlin. - Foorr??? (..)1996 The English Patient