Nullus liber homo capiatur clause
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The Nullus liber homo capiatur clause is a foundational provision of Magna Carta that established the principle that no free person could be imprisoned or punished without lawful judgment or due process.
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
clause of Magna Carta
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legal principle → |
| alsoKnownAs |
due process clause of Magna Carta
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lawful judgment clause → |
| appliesTo | free men in medieval England → |
| assertsRequirement | lawful judgment of peers or law of the land before punishment → |
| clauseNumber | 39 → |
| codifiedIn | subsequent reissues of Magna Carta → |
| dateOfOrigin | 1215 → |
| hasKeyTerm |
legale judicium parium suorum (lawful judgment of his peers)
→
lex terrae (law of the land) → liber homo (free man) → |
| hasLanguage | Nullus liber homo capiatur → |
| hasPrinciple |
government bound by law
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judgment by peers → no imprisonment without lawful judgment → no punishment without law → |
| historicalContext |
baronial revolt of early 13th century
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reign of King John of England → |
| influenced |
United States constitutional law
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concept of fair trial → development of due process in English law → habeas corpus jurisprudence → |
| influencedBy | customary feudal law → |
| jurisdiction | Kingdom of England → |
| legacy |
foundation for modern human rights protections
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symbol of constitutional liberty → |
| legalConcept |
due process of law
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lawful judgment of peers → protection from arbitrary detention → rule of law → |
| locatedInDocument |
Magna Carta
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surface form:
Magna Carta of 1215
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| originalLanguage | Latin → |
| originalText | Nullus liber homo capiatur, vel imprisonetur, aut disseisiatur, aut utlagetur, aut exuletur, aut aliquo modo destruatur, nec super eum ibimus, nec super eum mittemus, nisi per legale judicium parium suorum vel per legem terrae. → |
| partOf | Magna Carta → |
| prohibits |
destruction of a person’s rights or property without lawful judgment
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exile without lawful judgment → imprisonment without lawful judgment → seizure without lawful judgment → |
| relatedConcept |
habeas corpus
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law of the land → prohibition of arbitrary royal power → trial by jury → |
| subjectMatter |
limits on sovereign power
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personal liberty → procedural safeguards in criminal process → |
| translation | No free man shall be seized or imprisoned, or stripped of his rights or possessions, or outlawed or exiled, or in any way ruined, nor will we proceed against him or send others to do so, except by the lawful judgment of his equals or by the law of the land. → |
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