legal principle

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legal principle - (law) a principle underlying the formulation of jurisprudence judicial doctrine, judicial principle principle - a rule or standard especially of good behavior; "a man of principle"; "he will not violate his principles" 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 back, relation - (law) the principle that an act done at a later time is deemed by law to have occurred at an earlier time; "his attorney argued for the relation back of the amended complaint to the time the initial complaint was filed" law, jurisprudence - the collection of rules imposed by authority; "civilization presupposes respect for the law"; "the great problem for jurisprudence to allow freedom while enforcing order"