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Due process

noun

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Noun
  1. 1
    A legal concept where a person is ensured all legal rights when deprived of their liberty for a given reason. uncountable

    "The Trump administration’s disregard for due process has been a pattern in the legal disputes over his immigration policies."

  2. 2
    (law) the administration of justice according to established rules and principles; based on the principle that a person cannot be deprived of life or liberty or property without appropriate legal procedures and safeguards wordnet
  3. 3
    The limits of laws and legal proceedings, so as to ensure a person fairness, justice and liberty. uncountable

Etymology

From Middle English dewe processe, from Anglo-Norman due procés.

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