1. Noun
The right to a fair legal process.
The requirement that legal proceedings follow fair and established procedures.
“The procedure must respect due process.”
2. Noun
(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
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