单词 | due process of law |
释义 | due process of law in British Englishnoun the administration of justice in accordance with established rules and principles due process of law in American Englishnoun the regular administration of the law, according to which no citizen may be denied his or her legal rights and all laws must conform to fundamental, accepted legal principles, as the right of the accused to confront his or her accusers Also called: due process, due course of law Word origin [1885–90]This word is first recorded in the period 1885–90. Other words that entered Englishat around the same time include: classified, lineup, reactor, twofer, upsweepExamples of 'due process of law' in a sentence |
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