due process

due process
    n 1: (law) the administration of justice according to
         established rules and principles; based on the principle
         that a person cannot be deprived of life or liberty or
         property without appropriate legal procedures and
         safeguards [syn: {due process}, {due process of law}]
    

19 Moby Thesaurus words for "due process":
      actionability, applicability, constitutional validity,
      constitutionalism, constitutionality, jurisdiction, justice,
      justiciability, lawfulness, legal form, legal process, legalism,
      legality, legitimacy, legitimateness, licitness, rightfulness,
      scope, validity