Right to Due Process of Law

What is Right to Due Process of Law?

The legal requirement that the state must not deprive a person of life, liberty or property without due process of law. Applicable to the states through the Fourteenth Amendment. This includes substantive due process and procedural due process.

Further Reading

For more detailed information, see our related Constitutional Law terms:

• Motor Vehicle Searches
• Lawful arrest
• Fourteenth Amendment
• Jurisdiction
• Article III of the U.S. Constitution