Ripe

Definition - adj
1  : of, relating to, or being a claim for relief that is ready for judicial resolution because the injury is certain to occur and is not merely hypothetical or speculative
compare moot
2  : ready and appropriate for disclosure because reasonably determined to be valid and not required to be kept secret for business reasons ­used of corporate information



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due process clause

a clause in a constitution prohibiting the government from depriving a person of life, liberty, or property without due process of law


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