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Due process
Definition:
The guarantee of due process requires that no person be deprived of life, liberty, or property without a fair and adequate process. In criminal proceedings (as well as juvenile) this guarantee includes the fundamental aspects of a fair trial, including the right to adequate notice in advance of the trial, the right to counsel, the right to confront and cross-examine witnesses, the right to refuse self-incriminating testimony, and the right to have all elements of the crime proven beyond a reasonable doubt
Termination of parental rights
Definition:
A judicial proceeding freeing a child from all custody and control by parents, so the child can be adopted by others.
Trial
Definition:
A judicial examination of issues between parties to an action.
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