Due Process

What is Due Process?

The Fifth and Fourteenth Amendments to the United States Constitution each contain a due process clause. Due process deals with the administration of justice and thus the due process clause acts as a safeguard from arbitrary denial of life, liberty, or property by the government outside the sanction of law.

Related Constitutional Law Terms

• Due Process Clause
• Fourteenth Amendment
• Fifth Amendment
• Right to Due Process of Law
• Police Power