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 (Freq. 5)
• Syn: ↑due process of law
• Topics: ↑law, ↑jurisprudence
• Hypernyms: ↑group action
• Hyponyms:
↑proceeding, ↑legal proceeding, ↑proceedings, ↑presentment, ↑notification, ↑judgment, ↑judgement, ↑judicial decision, ↑eviction, ↑dispossession, ↑legal ouster, ↑plea, ↑defense, ↑defence, ↑denial, ↑demurrer
Useful english dictionary. 2012.