due process
nounEtymology From Middle English dewe processe, from Anglo-Norman due procés.
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Law A legal concept where a person is ensured all legal rights when deprived of their liberty for a given reason.
- The Trump administration’s disregard for due process has been a pattern in the legal disputes over his immigration policies.2025 April 8, John Fritze, “Supreme Court ruling on Alien Enemies Act raises new due process concerns for migrants”, in CNN:
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Law The limits of laws and legal proceedings, so as to ensure a person fairness, justice and liberty.
- Synonyms
- due process of law
- Derived terms
- procedural due process, substantive due process
- Coordinate terms
- 14th Amendment, Miranda rights