due process

due process

noun

Definition of DUE PROCESS

1

: a course of formal proceedings (as legal proceedings) carried out regularly and in accordance with established rules and principles —called also procedural due process

2

: a judicial requirement that enacted laws may not contain provisions that result in the unfair, arbitrary, or unreasonable treatment of an individual —called also substantive due process

Examples of DUE PROCESS

1. Due process requires that evidence not be admitted when it is obtained through illegal methods.

First Known Use of DUE PROCESS

15th century

Rhymes with DUE PROCESS

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