right to liberty
Freedom from confinement
The right to liberty is the legal and moral principle that individuals should be free from arbitrary imprisonment or restraint by the state.
It appears in constitutional frameworks and human rights documents as a fundamental protection: The right to liberty requires that arrests follow due process.
The concept encompasses freedom of movement and protection against detention without cause, though governments may restrict liberty through lawful judicial processes.
- freedomAbsence of constraint
- habeas corpusWrit challenging lawful custody
- prisonerConfined criminal detainee
- political prisonerJailed for ideology
- chainsLinked metal restraints
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right to libertyimprisonment
Legal detention in jail
incarceration · detention · confinement · captivity · unlawful detention
right to libertytyranny
Oppressive, absolute governance
oppression · slavery · despotism · totalitarianism · authoritarianism
right to libertystate control
Government-managed economy or society
domination · subjection · forced labor · compulsory service · conscription
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