The rule that the government cannot take someone’s life, freedom, or property without a trial. Due process appears in the Fifth Amendment and the 14th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution.
Learn more about due process in Wex, a free legal dictionary and encyclopedia from Cornell Law School’s Legal Information Institute.
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