due process
noun
1
: a course of formal proceedings (such 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 in a Sentence
Due process requires that evidence not be admitted when it is obtained through illegal methods.
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The indictment alleged Hankison deprived Taylor of the right to be free from unreasonable seizures and deprived her neighbors of the right to be free from the deprivation of liberty without due process of law.
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Meredith Deliso, ABC News, 2 Nov. 2024
While the Department of Education has provided loan forgiveness for millions of Americans, the Legal Aid Foundation of Los Angeles, which filed the suit, says these students were left out of the loan cancellation plans without due process of law or considering the evidence from these borrowers.
—Nina Turner, Newsweek, 29 Oct. 2024
The state requires that teachers be granted due process rights, also known as tenure, after a few years of teaching.
—Michael J. Petrilli, Forbes, 23 Oct. 2024
Roberson’s attorneys have filed a request for a stay of execution with the US Supreme Court, arguing his due process rights were violated when the Texas Court of Criminal Appeals declined to consider additional evidence the inmate says would support his innocence claim.
—Dakin Andone and Ashley Killough, CNN, 16 Oct. 2024
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Meredith Deliso, ABC News, 2 Nov. 2024
While the Department of Education has provided loan forgiveness for millions of Americans, the Legal Aid Foundation of Los Angeles, which filed the suit, says these students were left out of the loan cancellation plans without due process of law or considering the evidence from these borrowers.
—Nina Turner, Newsweek, 29 Oct. 2024
The state requires that teachers be granted due process rights, also known as tenure, after a few years of teaching.
—Michael J. Petrilli, Forbes, 23 Oct. 2024
Roberson’s attorneys have filed a request for a stay of execution with the US Supreme Court, arguing his due process rights were violated when the Texas Court of Criminal Appeals declined to consider additional evidence the inmate says would support his innocence claim.
—Dakin Andone and Ashley Killough, CNN, 16 Oct. 2024
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“Due process.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/due%20process. Accessed 28 Nov. 2024.
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