Word | Noun | Adjective | Verb | Adverb |
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due process | Yes | No | No | No |
demurrer | Yes | No | No | No |
due process (noun) | demurrer (noun) |
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(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 | a defendant's answer or plea denying the truth of the charges against him |
(law) a formal objection to an opponent's pleadings | |
(law) any pleading that attacks the legal sufficiency of the opponent's pleadings |