due process

due process
a) A legal concept where a person is ensured all legal rights when deprived of life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness for a given reason.
b) The limits of laws and legal proceedings, so as to ensure a person fairness, justice and liberty.

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  • due process — See due process of law …   Ballentine's law dictionary

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