rule of law
English
Noun
- (law, often capitalized) The doctrine that no individual is above the law and that everyone must answer to it.
- (law) The maxim whereby governmental decisions are made by applying known legal principles.
- Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see rule, law.
- Section 2(1), Electronic Transactions Act 2010 (Singapore)
- In this Act, unless the context otherwise requires— […] “rule of law” includes written law; […]
- Section 32(2)(b), Legislation Act 2019 (New Zealand)
- The repeal of legislation does not revive […] a rule of law that has been abolished.
- Section 2(1), Electronic Transactions Act 2010 (Singapore)
Translations
the doctrine that no individual is above the law
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the maxim whereby governmental decisions are made by applying known legal principles
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See also
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