due process

See also: due-process

English

Etymology

Borrowed 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 life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness for a given reason.
2. (law) The limits of laws and legal proceedings, so as to ensure a person fairness, justice and liberty.

Translations

legal concept

• Chinese:

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

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