audi alteram partem

audi alteram partem

From Latin, literally "hear the other side," used as a maxim in law to signify the importance that no accused party be convicted or condemned without first having a chance to refute or contest the accusation, evidence, and witnesses against them. A: "I think it's pretty plain to see that he is guilty." B: "Now, now—audi alteram partem! Without due process, our legal system would not survive."
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.
See also:
  • literally
  • minimis
  • de minimis
  • end of
  • quite some (something)
  • quite a
  • quite a (something)
  • quite a/some somebody/something
  • early money is like yeast(, because it helps to raise the dough)
  • place for everything (and everything in its place), a