principle of legality

English

Noun

principle of legality

The principle that the courts should not interpret any statute as curtailing or abrogating a common law right, freedom, or principle, unless the legislative body that made that statute clearly communicated the intention to impose such a restriction.

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Spanish: principio de legalidad m

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