Article I. Declaration of Rights
Article I, Section 8
Constitution of the State of Tennessee
Official text
That no man shall be taken or imprisoned, or disseized of his freehold, liberties or privileges, or outlawed, or exiled, or in any manner destroyed or deprived of his life, liberty or property, but by the judgment of his peers, or the law of the land.
Source: Tennessee Blue Book 2025-2026 (Tennessee Secretary of State)
In plain English
No one may be imprisoned, stripped of property or rights, outlawed, exiled or otherwise deprived of life, liberty or property except by the judgment of his peers or "the law of the land." This language traces back to Magna Carta (1215) and is Tennessee's due-process guarantee.
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- Your Liberties Under Tennessee Law (Your Rights and Duties in Tennessee)
- The Fifth Amendment: Grand Juries, Double Jeopardy, Self-Incrimination, Due Process and Takings (The Bill of Rights)
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