due process, substantive

due process, substantive
n.
A guarantee that all legislation that binds citizens will be fair and reasonable, not arbitrary and unreasonable.

The Essential Law Dictionary. — Sphinx Publishing, An imprint of Sourcebooks, Inc. . 2008.

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