Due
Due adjective - Being what is called for by accepted standards of right and wrong.
Usage example: all the participants in the trial are required to treat the judge with due respect
Mutual synonyms
Both words in one sentence
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The soldiers decided to call an ad-hoc truce so they could solve it with a brawl as was due and proper.
Source: Extreme Melee Revenge - Due to the prevalent prejudice of women being in the right by default, finding proper support is not easy.
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When Tiffany won't give a proper curtsy, due to her status as a witch, the Baron's son Roland gives her a dictionary with a sort of half-curtsy marked as a joke.
Source: Every Proper Lady Should Curtsy
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