due process

noun

A legal concept where a person is ensured all legal rights when deprived of their liberty for a given reason.

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due process of law
OriginMiddle English dewe processe ← Anglo-Norman due procés →
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Meanings

noundue process (uncountable)
  1. uncountablelawA legal concept where a person is ensured all legal rights when deprived of their liberty for a given reason.

    The Trump administration’s disregard for due process has been a pattern in the legal disputes over his immigration policies.

    2025 April 8, John Fritze, “Supreme Court ruling on Alien Enemies Act raises new due process concerns for migrants”, in CNN

    Synonyms: due process of law

  2. uncountablelawThe limits of laws and legal proceedings, so as to ensure a person fairness, justice and liberty.

Synonyms & antonyms

nounA legal concept where a person is ensured all legal rights when deprived of their liberty for a given reason.

Similar
due process of law

More synonyms by meaning

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

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due process of law
Broader
group action
Also see
due process of law

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

  1. Anglo-Normandue procés
  2. Middle Englishdewe processe
  3. Englishdue process

From Middle English dewe processe, from Anglo-Norman due procés.

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Translations

Arabic ضَمَان الحُقُوق
  • ضَمَان الحُقُوق (ḍamān al-ḥuqūq)legal concept
Chinese Mandarin 正當法律程序 /正当法律程序
  • 正當法律程序 /正当法律程序 (zhèngdàng fǎlǜ chéngxù)legal concept
Estonian nõuetekohane menetlus, õiguskaitse
  • nõuetekohane menetluslegal concept
  • õiguskaitselegal concept
  • õiguslik menetluslegal concept
Finnish oikeusturva
  • oikeusturvalegal concept
Hindi विधिक प्रक्रिया
  • विधिक प्रक्रिया (vidhik prakriyā)legal concept
Icelandic sanngjörn málsmeðferð, tilhlýðileg málsmeðferð
  • sanngjörn málsmeðferðlegal concept
  • tilhlýðileg málsmeðferðlegal concept
Polish należyty proces
  • należyty proceslegal concept
Russian правовые гарантии
  • правовые гарантии (pravovyje garantii)legal concept
Spanish debido proceso, tutela judicial efectiva
  • debido procesolegal concept
  • tutela judicial efectivalegal concept
Tagalog tumpak na saayos
  • tumpak na saayoslegal concept
Cite this entry
APA

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MLA

“due process.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/due%20process. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “due process,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/due%20process.

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