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natural justice

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noun

  1. the principles and procedures that govern the adjudication of disputes between persons or organizations, chief among which are that the adjudication should be unbiased and given in good faith, and that each party should have equal access to the tribunal and should be aware of arguments and documents adduced by the other

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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One former chief whip said excluding people who had not been charged flew "against natural justice".

From BBC • Jun. 12, 2023

Locke’s philosophy is based on the assumption that moral law, which precedes the establishment of any political structure, leads to a type of natural justice.

From Textbooks • Jun. 15, 2022

"This flies in the face of natural justice… It is like being guilty of pre-crime."

From BBC • Sep. 17, 2021

“But, I again stress, that all parties including the South Sydney club and Sam Burgess deserve due process and natural justice, and they’ll be afforded that.”

From Seattle Times • Oct. 1, 2020

Starkey referred to the adage ‘Hear the other side’, a fundamental principle of natural justice, as ‘hateful’.

From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton

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