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Substantive Due Process

English Plain Meaning

"The requirement that a law depriving a person of life or liberty must itself be just, fair, and reasonable — not arbitrary."

हिंदी सरल अर्थ

"यह अनिवार्यता कि जीवन या स्वतंत्रता छीनने वाला कानून केवल प्रक्रियात्मक रूप से ही नहीं, बल्कि न्यायसंगत, निष्पक्ष और उचित होना चाहिए।"

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Landmark Cases Applying "Substantive Due Process"

Real court decisions where the ratio decidendi hinged upon this principle.

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