Personal Liberty - Law Dictionary Search Results
Amittere legem terr', or liberam legem
any Court. but by 6 & 7 Vict. c. 85, persons who were previously excluded from giving evidence by incapacity arising … Amittere legem terr', or liberam legem, to lose the liberty of being sworn in any Court. but by 6 &
prisoner
prisoner : a person deprived of liberty and kept under involuntary restraint, confinement, or
writ of habeas corpus
means of testing the legality of a restraint on a person's liberty, usually imprisonment. The writ commands the officials who have
due process clause
clause in a constitution prohibiting the government from depriving a person of life, liberty, or property without due process of law
deprive
de·priv·ing : to take away or withhold something from [no person shall…be deprived of life, liberty, or property, without due process
free
[representatives…shall be determined by adding to the whole number of persons "U.S. Constitution art. I"] b : enjoying civil and political … "U.S. Constitution art. I"] b : enjoying civil and political liberty [a people] c : enjoying political independence or freedom from
free
[representatives…shall be determined by adding to the whole number of persons "U.S. Constitution art. I"] b : enjoying civil and political … "U.S. Constitution art. I"] b : enjoying civil and political liberty [a people] c : enjoying political independence or freedom from
Birthright
Any right privilege or possession to which a person is entitled by birth such as an estate descendible by … an estate descendible by law to an heir or civil liberty under a free constitution esp the rights or inheritance of
eye catcher
An object or person that seizes the attention as her Statue of Liberty outfit
Bailable
to be bailable when bail can be given, and the person arrested may obtain his liberty in consequence. See BAIL. Means
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