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# Ga. Const. Art. I, Sec. I, Para. I. Life, liberty, and property.

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No person shall be deprived of life, liberty, or property except by due process of law.

## Cross References

Deprivation of liberty and property interests by due process generally, U.S. Const., amends. 5 and 14, Ga. Const. 1983, Art. I, Sec. I, Para. II, and § 1-2-6. Actions and remedies for deprivation of liberty: habeas corpus, Ga. Const. 1983, Art. I, Sec. I, Para. XV. Actions and remedies for deprivation of property: just compensation, Ga. Const. 1983, Art. I, Sec. III, Paras. I and II, and § 22-1-6. Deprivation of liberty by due process: detention of a child, § 15-11-18. False imprisonment, § 16-5-41. Arrest of persons generally, T. 17, C. 4. Deprivation of life by due process, § 17-10-33. Deprivation of property by due process: attachment, T. 18, C. 3. Garnishment, T. 18, C. 4. Prescription and adverse possession, § 44-5-160 et seq. False arrest, § 51-7-1. Property damages, §§ 51-9-1 and 51-10-1.


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