Legal terms definitions

The state of being responsible for something, especially by law

The quality or state of being free: such as; a · the absence of necessity, coercion, or constraint in choice or action

Without having prepared anything. Spontaneous

A wrongful act or an infringement of a right (other than under contract) leading to civil legal liability.

A claim or dispute brought to a court of law for adjudication.

A disagreement, argument, or debate.

Is a principle under which all persons, institutions, and entities are accountable to laws that are: Publicly promulgated. Equally enforced. Independently adjudicated. And consistent with international human rights principles. The restriction of the arbitrary exercise of power by subordinating it to well-defined and established laws.

A formal examination of evidence before a judge, and typically before a jury, in order to decide guilt in a case of criminal or civil proceedings.

At a minimum, due process means that a citizen who will be affected by a government decision must be given advance notice of what the government plans to do and how the government's action may deprive them of life, liberty, or property. There are two types of due process: procedural and substantive.
Procedural due process is based on the concept of fundamental fairness. Substantive due process, just as procedural due process, extends beyond the context of criminal prosecutions.

A demand or request for something considered one's due.

A rule of conduct or action prescribed or formally recognized as binding or enforced by a controlling authority.

A prescribed guide for conduct or action.