due : Idioms & Phrases

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be due

  • verb be the result of
    flow from.
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due care

  • noun the care that a reasonable man would exercise under the circumstances; the standard for determining legal duty
    ordinary care; reasonable care.
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due date

  • noun the date on which an obligation must be repaid
    maturity; maturity date.
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due east

  • noun the cardinal compass point that is at 90 degrees
    eastward; east; E.
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due north

  • noun the cardinal compass point that is at 0 or 360 degrees
    northward; north; N.
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due process

  • 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
    due process.
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due process of law

  • 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
    due process.
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due south

  • noun the cardinal compass point that is at 180 degrees
    S; southward; south.
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due west

  • noun the cardinal compass point that is a 270 degrees
    west; W; westward.
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Easter dues

  • (Ch. of Eng.), money due to the clergy at Easter, formerly paid in communication of the tithe for personal labor and subject to exaction. For Easter dues, Easter offerings, voluntary gifts, have been substituted.
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Harbor dues

  • (Naut.), fees paid for the use of a harbor.
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in due course

  • adverb at the appropriate time
    in due season; in due course; when the time comes; in good time.
    • we'll get to this question in due course
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in due season

  • adverb at the appropriate time
    in due season; in due course; when the time comes; in good time.
    • we'll get to this question in due course
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in due time

  • adverb at the appropriate time
    in due season; in due course; when the time comes; in good time.
    • we'll get to this question in due course
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Light dues

  • (Com.), tolls levied on ships navigating certain waters, for the maintenance of lighthouses.
Webster 1913

right to due process

  • noun a right guaranteed by the Fifth Amendment to the US Constitution; reaffirmed by the Fourteenth Amendment
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Sound dues

  • tolls formerly imposed by Denmark on vessels passing through the Baltic Sound.
Webster 1913