legal principle

Noun
  1. (law) a principle underlying the formulation of jurisprudence (synset 105965518)
    referred to in: jurisprudence, law - the collection of rules imposed by authority
    is a type of: principle - a rule or standard especially of good behavior
    subtypes:
    • jus sanguinis - the principle that a person's nationality at birth is the same as that of his natural parents
    • jus soli - the principle that a person's nationality at birth is determined by the place of birth
    • pre-emption, preemption - the judicial principle asserting the supremacy of federal over state legislation on the same subject
    • relation, relation back - (law) the principle that an act done at a later time is deemed by law to have occurred at an earlier time
    same as: judicial doctrine, judicial principle

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