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due process of law
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Due process
Due process is the legal requirement that the state must respect all legal rights that are owed to a person. Due process balances the power of law of the land and protects the individual person from it. When a government harms a person without following the exact course of the law, this constitutes a due process violation, which offends the rule of law.
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due process of law
Noun
1. (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
(synonym) due process
(hypernym) group action
(hyponym) proceeding, legal proceeding, proceedings
(classification) law, jurisprudence
