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noun
A legal concept where a person is ensured all legal rights when deprived of their liberty for a given reason.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: uncountable
Topics: law
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Antonyms: none provided
noun
The limits of laws and legal proceedings, so as to ensure a person fairness, justice and liberty.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: uncountable
Topics: law
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noun
(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
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: due process of law
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: group action
Narrower terms: proceeding, legal proceeding, proceedings, presentment, notification, judgment, judgement, judicial decision, eviction, dispossession, legal ouster, plea, defense, defence, denial, demurrer
History
From Middle English dewe processe, from Anglo-Norman due procés.
Across languages
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