The right to fair legal steps, like a hearing, before the government can punish you or take something away.
Due process is in the Fifth and Fourteenth Amendments: the government can't take away your life, liberty or property without fair rules and a fair hearing. It's why people accused of crimes get notice, a lawyer and a chance to respond.
"The judge ruled that skipping the hearing violated due process."
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