Difference between revisions of "Due process"

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-'''Due process''' of law means the right of all persons to receive the guarantees and safeguards of the law and the judicial process. It includes such protections under the [[U.S. Constitution]] as adequate notice, assistance of counsel, and the rights to remain silent, to a speedy and public [[trial]], to an impartial [[jury]], and to confront and secure witnesses.
-For a listing of what [[due process]] entails, see [[Vitek v. Jones]] (1980).
-== See also ==
-*[[Impeachment of a witness]]
-*[[Civil action]]
-*[[Claim]]
-[[Category:Legal Terms]]

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