Liberty interest

Definition
: an interest in freedom from governmental deprivation of liberty esp. without due process <the liberty interest implicated by the needless discouragement of the exercise of the right to counsel ­State v. Albert, 899 P.2d 103 (1995) (dissent)>



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lien creditor

a creditor who is secured by a lien (as by attachment)


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