due process of law
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- noun
- /duː ˈprɒsɛs əv lɔː/
- Formal
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debido proceso
- No person shall be deprived of life, liberty, or property without due process of law.
- property without due process of law
- life without due process of law
- nor deny due process of law
Tolerance, equality, equality under the law, due process of law, all of these are western ideals.
- Tolerance, equality, equality under the law, due process of law, all of these are western ideals.
- News flash, in the United States we have what's called Due process of law.
Examples
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Offenders can be punished only by due process of law.
Academic text (1991) -
The Fourteenth Amendment prohibits a state from depriving any person of life, liberty, or property without due process of law; but this adds nothing to the rights of one citizen as against another.
Academic text (2017) -
I believe in due process of law.
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However, these proceedings shall be carried out through due process of law.
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No State shall make or enforce any law without due process of law.
Blog text (1) -
No person shall be deprived of life, liberty or property without due process of law.
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No one shall be prosecuted except in cases authorized by law and by due process of law.
Academic text (1991) -
The Fourteenth Amendment provides that no state shall deprive any person of life, liberty, or property, without due process of law.
Academic text (2008) -
Students can be disciplined, and schools ultimately can invoke due process of law to remove students for noncompliance with school rules.
Academic text (1994) -
In spite of the certainty of their guilt and the horrid weight of their cowardly crime, they were allowed the due process of law.
Synonyms
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Fair legal steps that follow rules and protect people from unfair loss of freedom or property
Antonyms
Surface Forms
Morphology
The components 'due' (rightful/appropriate) + 'process' (a sequence of steps) + 'of law' (legal) transparently point to the idea of proper legal procedures, so a learner could infer a general meaning like 'proper legal process'. However, the phrase is a specialized legal term with constitutional implications and formal rights-language that a B1 learner may not fully grasp from the words alone, so the meaning is only partially predictable.
Etymology
Due process of law may come from old courts that followed a set process or series of 'steps' to decide a case, and due meant what was 'owed' or proper for the person involved. That's why today due process of law means you cannot lose your life, freedom, or property unless the correct legal steps and protections are followed.