due process

Questions about due process

What does due process mean?

due process means "(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".

What is another word for due process?

Close synonyms include due process of law. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is due process a common word?

due process is banded "Uncommon" — turns up in careful writing rather than conversation. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.