Golden Liberty
The Cardinal Laws' key features included the "liberum veto", the free election of Poland's king, "Neminem captivabimus", and the right to form confederations and to raise "rokosz"es—all, privileges of the nobility that had made the Commonwealth's political system of "Golden Liberty" ungovernable. They also confirmed the lifelong term of the Commonwealth office holders, a similar confirmation of a lifelong possession of "królewszczyzna" (crown lands). The laws confirmed superior position of nobility over the peasantry, with the exception of the right of death penalty.