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audi alteram partem
(redirected from Hear both sides)

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[Latin, hear the other side.] It embodies the concept in Criminal Law that no person should be condemned unheard; it is akin to due process. The notion that an individual, whose life, liberty, or property are in legal jeopardy, has the right to confront the evidence against him or her in a fair hearing is one of the fundamental principles of Constitutional Law in the United States and England.

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Habeas Corpus.


See also: counterargument


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I wanted (the students) to be able to hear both sides when (the campaign representatives) are in their full biased modes.
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