due process

English

Etymology

From Middle English dewe processe, from Anglo-Norman due procés.

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due process (uncountable)

  1. (law) A legal concept where a person is ensured all legal rights when deprived of their liberty for a given reason.
    • 2025 April 8, John Fritze, “Supreme Court ruling on Alien Enemies Act raises new due process concerns for migrants”, in CNN‎[1], Atlanta, Ga.: Warner Bros. Discovery, archived from the original on 10 July 2025:
      The Trump administration’s disregard for due process has been a pattern in the legal disputes over his immigration policies.
  2. (law) The limits of laws and legal proceedings, so as to ensure a person fairness, justice and liberty.

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