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Magna Carta 1297

Imprisonment, &c. contrary to Law. Administration of Justice.

Jurisdiction
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
Provision
XXIX
Source language
English
Recorded status
in force
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in force

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NO Freeman shall be taken or imprisoned, or be disseised of his Freehold, or Liberties, or free Customs, or be outlawed, or exiled, or any other wise destroyed; nor will We not pass upon him, nor condemn him, but by lawful judgment of his Peers, or by the Law of the Land. We will sell to no man, we will not deny or defer to any man either Justice or Right.

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Magna Carta 1297 · legislation.gov.uk · Retrieved 17 August 2026.

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