The Only Use
due process
in
To Kill a Mockingbird
(Edited)
- Senseless killing—Tom had been given due process of law to the day of his death; he had been tried openly and convicted by twelve good men and true; my father had fought for him all the way.
p. 275.9due process = justice according to established rules and principles
Definitions:
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(1)
(due process) fair, established legal procedures the government must follow before taking away a person’s life, liberty, or propertyIn U.S. constitutional law, the Due Process Clauses (especially in the 14th Amendment) guarantee that no person is deprived of life, liberty, or property without a fair and adequate legal process.
- (2) (meaning too rare to warrant focus)