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LIBERTY

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1. Freedom ; exemption from extraneous control. The power of the will, in its moral freedom, to follow the dictates of its unrestricted choice, and to direct the external acts of the individual without restraint, coercion, or control from other persons. 1. "Liberty," as used in the provision of the fourteenth amendment to the federal constitution, forbidding the states to … [Read more...]

LICENSE

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(A) contracts. A right given by some competent authority to do an act, which without such authority would be illegal. The instrument or writing which secures this right, is also called a license. 2. A license is express or implied. An express license is one which in direct terms authorizes the performance of a certain act; as a license to keep a tavern given by public … [Read more...]

Liberty Life & Fam.

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Liberty, Life and Family … [Read more...]

LICENSE FEE

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Fee charged in exchange for the issuance of a license. … [Read more...]

LIBERTY OF SPEECH

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The right given by the constitution and the laws to public support in speaking facts or opinions. 2. In a republican government like ours, liberty of speech cannot be extended too far, when its object is the public good. It is, therefore, wisely provided by the constitution of the United States, that members of congress shall not be called to account for anything said in … [Read more...]

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