procedimientos justos de la ley

Definitions of procedimientos justos de la ley
  1. noun
    (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
    synonyms: procedimientos justos
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    diligencia, expediente
    (law) the institution of a sequence of steps by which legal judgments are invoked
    fallo, sentencia
    (law) the determination by a court of competent jurisdiction on matters submitted to it
    desposeimiento, lanzamiento
    the expulsion of someone (such as a tenant) from the possession of land by process of law
    guardia
    a defendant's answer or plea denying the truth of the charges against him
    acción, causa, contencioso, contención, demanda, enjuiciamiento, juicio, litigio, pleito, proceso, querella
    a judicial proceeding brought by one party against another; one party prosecutes another for a wrong done or for protection of a right or for prevention of a wrong
    apelación
    (law) a legal proceeding in which the appellant resorts to a higher court for the purpose of obtaining a review of a lower court decision and a reversal of the lower court's judgment or the granting of a new trial
    revocación
    a judgment by a higher court that the judgment of a lower court was incorrect and should be set aside
    litigación, litigio, pleito
    a legal proceeding in a court; a judicial contest to determine and enforce legal rights
    decisión
    the reason for a court's judgment (as opposed to the decision itself)
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    acción de grupo
    action taken by a group of people
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