A fundamental procedural safeguard that ensures that every citizen has the right to be have a proper hearing in a court of law before being deprived of any life, liberty or property pursuant to a government decree. See also the fifth and fourteenth amendments to the US Constitution. … [Read more...]
DULOCRACY
A government where servants and slaves have so much license and privilege that they domineer. Wharton. … [Read more...]
DUE PROCESS OF LAW
Law in its regular course of administration through courts of justice. … [Read more...]
DULY
In due or proper form or manner; according to legal requirements. Regularly. Upon a proper foundation as distinguished from mere form. … [Read more...]
DUCES TECUM LICET LANGUIDUS
(Bring with you, although sick.) In practice. An ancient writ now obsolete, directed to the sheriff, upon a return that he could not bring his prisoner without danger of death, he being adeo languid us, (so sick;) whereupon the court granted a habeas corpus in the nature of a duces tecum licet languidus. Cowell; Blount … [Read more...]