due process

the administration of the law according to established and accepted principles, especially those upholding natural justice and the rights of the accused. In the United States, due process of law is guaranteed by the 5th and 14th Amendments to the U.S. Constitution. Also called due process rights.

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Psychology term of the day

May 8th 2024

integrative agnosia

a form of visual agnosia in which individuals are able to perceive the elements of an object but find it difficult to combine them into a perceptual whole. Typically, symptoms of both apperceptive and associative agnosia are present. Individuals affected by this kind of agnosia can usually draw an object accurately but only through a laborious process.