debida diligencia

Phonetic: "/dʒʉː/"

Part Of Speech: noun

Definition: Deserved acknowledgment.

Example: Give him his due — he is a good actor.

Definition: (in plural dues) A membership fee.

Definition: That which is owed; debt; that which belongs or may be claimed as a right; whatever custom, law, or morality requires to be done, duty.

Definition: Right; just title or claim.

Phonetic: "/dʒʉː/"

Part Of Speech: adjective

Definition: Owed or owing.

Example: He can wait for the amount due him.

Definition: Appropriate.

Example: With all due respect, you're wrong about that.

Definition: Scheduled; expected.

Example: Rain is due this afternoon.

Definition: Having reached the expected, scheduled, or natural time.

Example: The baby is just about due.

Definition: Owing; ascribable, as to a cause.

Example: The dangerously low water table is due to rapidly growing pumping.

Definition: On a direct bearing, especially for the four points of the compass

Example: The town is 5 miles due North of the bridge.

Phonetic: "/dʒʉː/"

Part Of Speech: adverb

Definition: (used with compass directions) Directly; exactly.

Example: The river runs due north for about a mile.

Phonetic: "/ˈdɪlɪdʒəns/"

Part Of Speech: noun

Definition: Steady application; industry; careful work involving long-term effort.

Definition: The qualities of a hard worker, including conscientiousness, determination, and perseverance.

Definition: Carefulness.

Definition: (19th century) A public stage-coach.

Definition: The process by which persons, lands, or effects are seized for debt; process for enforcing the attendance of witnesses or the production of writings.