Definition of Due process of law

1. Noun. (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.


Definition of Due process of law

1. Noun. (legal) due process ¹

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Literary usage of Due process of law

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. United States Supreme Court Reports by Lawyers Co-operative Publishing Company, United States Supreme Court (1911)
"Hale, 229 due process of law. Federal question as to, see Appeal and Error, 25; ... Property is not taken without due process of law by the imposition, ..."

2. The Constitutional Law of the United States by Westel Woodbury Willoughby (1910)
"due process of law. § 460. Due Process of Law: Definition of. By the Fifth Amendment the prohibition is laid upon the Federal Government that " ao person ..."

3. South Eastern Reporter by West Virginia Supreme Court of Appeals, West Publishing Company, South Carolina Supreme Court (1922)
"... in furtherance of the general public good, which regards and preserves these principles of liberty and justice, must be held to be due process of law. ..."

4. A Treatise on the Constitutional Limitations which Rest Upon the Legislative by Thomas McIntyre Cooley (1888)
"... we shall ascertain the sense in which the phrases " due process of law " and "the law of the land" are employed in the several constitutional provisions ..."

5. Commentaries on the Law of Municipal Corporations by John Forrest Dillon (1911)
"Due Process of Law; Right to Notice and Hearing. — What is due process of law within the provisions of the Fourteenth Amendment to the Federal Constitution ..."

6. Supreme Court Reporter by Robert Desty, United States Supreme Court, West Publishing Company (1920)
"... require continuance of service thereon on terms not allowing a reasonable return on investment, as this would amount to denial of due process of law. 5. ..."

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