liberty interest
- A concern or stake in preventing the government from taking away one's freedom, particularly without rightful legal procedures
- The lawyer argued that his client's liberty interest was violated when he was held in detention without clear charges.
- According to the constitution, everyone's liberty interest must be respected and anyone deprived of liberty should have due process.
- A person's liberty interest is not absolute and can be curtailed by the government following due legal procedures.
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