due process

English

Etymology

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

Noun

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]:

     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.

Synonyms

• due process of law

Coordinate terms

• 14th Amendment
• Miranda rights

Derived terms

• procedural due process
• substantive due process

Translations

legal concept

• Arabic: ضَمَان الحُقُوق (ḍamān al-ḥuqūq)
• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 正當法律程序 / 正当法律程序 (zhèngdàng fǎlǜ chéngxù)

• Estonian: nõuetekohane menetlus, õiguskaitse, õiguslik menetlus
• Finnish: oikeusturva (fi)
• Icelandic: sanngjörn málsmeðferð f, tilhlýðileg málsmeðferð f
• Polish: należyty proces m
• Russian: правовые гарантии (pravovyje garantii)
• Spanish: debido proceso m, tutela judicial efectiva f
• Tagalog: tumpak na saayos

Anagrams

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