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substantive due process

noun

Definition of substantive due process

: due process sense 2

Examples of substantive due process in a Sentence

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 While in custody, a pretrial detainee such as Epstein has a 14th Amendment substantive due process right to care, which includes protection from suicide. — Danny Cevallos, NBC News, "After Epstein's death, some criminal and civil cases could still continue," 12 Aug. 2019 In 2003, the Bush administration argued that substantive due process does not apply to immigrants who reside in the country illegally. — Mark Joseph Stern, Slate Magazine, "Trump’s Dred Scott," 19 Oct. 2017

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First Known Use of substantive due process

1954, in the meaning defined above

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substantive due process

noun

Legal Definition of substantive due process

: due process sense 2

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