liberty clause

Definition of "liberty clause"
  1. The provision of the Fourteenth Amendment in the U.S. Constitution that safeguards due process
How to use "liberty clause" in a sentence
  1. The state laws were challenged under the liberty clause.
  2. The liberty clause was invoked to question the constitutionality of the legislation.
  3. Legal scholars often debate the interpretations of the liberty clause.

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