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Special proceeding |
: a proceeding (as for condemnation or disbarment) that may be commenced independently of a pending action by petition or motion and from which a final order affecting a substantial right may be immediately appealed <special proceedings created exclusively by statute where a special procedure is appropriate and warranted Sosebee v. County Line Sch. Dist., 897 S.W.2d 556 (1995)>
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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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