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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...] about LIBERTY

(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...] about LICENSE

An old French coin, of silver or copper, formerly current to a limited extent in England, and there computed as equivalent to a farthing. … [Read more...] about LIARD

As opposed to strict construction, the intent of the makers and spirit of the law is examined and taken into effect. … [Read more...] about LIBERAL CONSTRUCTION

The written form of defamation (as opposed to slander, which is spoken) which is a civil tort or wrong. It is an untrue statement about a person that is published and read by a third party and results in an injury to the person's reputation or standing in the community. Law Dictionary - Alternative Legal Definition (verb) - In admiralty practice. To proceed against by filing a … [Read more...] about LIBEL