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Rule of law

The doctrine that no individual is above the law and that everyone must answer to it.

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📖 Definitions of "Rule of law"

noun
  1. 1

    The doctrine that no individual is above the law and that everyone must answer to it.

  2. 2

    The maxim whereby governmental decisions are made by applying known legal principles.

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