A particular guiding rule in some legal system.
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Examples for "principles of law"
Examples for "principles of law"
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All precedents are under the control of the principles of law.
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The great basal principles of law are found in concrete form.
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He had thought much, and to good purpose, on the general principles of law.
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Every man should become acquainted of the principles of law.
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The like is plain from all principles of law.
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It gives meaning to the equality before law principle.
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The first invasion which I find made, by the English statutes, upon this common law principle, was made in I285, seventy years after Magna Carta.
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Jersey also operates its own judicial system, which is based on common law principles.
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Our constitution accepts all common law principles, including the right to trial by one's peers.
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This approach was in accordance with common law principles of finality in legal proceedings, she said.
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The right to bodily integrity is a fundamental legal principle in Australia.
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They argued this violated every legal principle of self-determination, sovereignty and autonomy.
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Unfortunately, I cannot feel that such a 'pardon' embodies any good legal principle.
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Chen said the policy was well-established legal principle in the US.
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SlingBlade "I don't think Mr. Peepers understands the legal principle of duress."
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The legal doctrine protects the court's credibility by avoiding politicization and keeps the law evenhanded.
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But almost immediately, her case hit a formidable obstacle: a little-known legal doctrine called qualified immunity.
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Now suppose this were made a legal doctrine.
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Under the legal doctrine of preemption, state law claims are barred if they conflict with federal law.
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Executive privilege is a legal doctrine that allows the president to withhold information from other government branches.
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This is the principle of law as well as of common sense.
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It is a well-established principle of law that every wrong has a remedy.
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Their enactments were, by every principle of law and right, null and void.
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The same principle of law has been applied to a house destroyed by lightning.
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But the principle of law is plain enough; the only difficulty is in its application.
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How long since utility became a principle of law?
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It is a cardinal principle of law that a person is deemed innocent until proved guilty.
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According to every principle of law, creditors have a lien on the property of their debtors.
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The fundamental principle of law is that of a restriction imposed by the necessity of social existence.
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For Spinoza God is simply the principle of law, the sum of all the eternal laws in existence.
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This one controlling force, this principle of law, is at the bottom of everything in nature and art.
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But every legal fiction is outward homage to the principle of law, an outward protest against unlawful violence.
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This is the principle of law and order - sacrifices of our freewill in return for the advantages of a safe living environment.
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He was also much disturbed if any lawyer opposed to him misstated a principle of law, who ought, in his judgment, to know better.
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All precedents are under the control of the principles of law.
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The great basal principles of law are found in concrete form.