A constitutional prohibition against the infringement of personal liberties. According to the Fifth Amendment and the Fourteenth Amendment, the substance and the content of the law must be reasonable and fair and may not be applied against an individual in an arbitrary, unfair or unreasonable fashion. Substantive due process concerns the law. Procedural due process concerns … [Read more...]

The offense of withholding or withdrawing from another man what by law he is entitled to. There are various descriptions of this offense, of which the principal are as follows: (1) Subtraction of suit and services, which is a species of injury affecting a man's real property, and consists of a withdrawal of (or a neglect to perform or pay) the fealty, suit of court, rent or … [Read more...]

Evidence that is produced at trial that supports the existence or non-existence of a fact to be determined at trial. This is as opposed to character evidence to bolster the credibility of a witness. … [Read more...]

The act of a husband or wife by living separately from the other without a lawful cause. … [Read more...]

Statutory or written law that controls the rights and actions of the all persons within the jurisdiction. The codes of law such as the Penal Code and the Lanham Act governing trademark law are examples of substantive law. Law Dictionary - Alternative Legal Definition That part of the law which the courts are established to administer, as opposed to the rules according to which … [Read more...]