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due process
noun
law : the official and proper way of doing things in a legal case : the rule that a legal case must be done in a way that protects the rights of all the people involved
Full Definition of DUE PROCESS
1
: a course of formal proceedings (as legal proceedings) carried out regularly and in accordance with established rules and principles —called also procedural due process
2
: a judicial requirement that enacted laws may not contain provisions that result in the unfair, arbitrary, or unreasonable treatment of an individual —called also substantive due process
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First Known Use of DUE PROCESS
15th century
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