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rule of law
noun
the principle that all people and institutions are subject to and accountable to law that is fairly applied and enforced; the principle of government by law.
Word History and Origins
Origin of rule of law1
Example Sentences
His every act was subject to “approval,” and this “process” is what marks the difference between a “show investigation” and the “rule of law.”
Smith warned his audience that the rule of law in the United States was “under attack.”
For their part, judges speak for the Constitution and the rule of law.
Legal scholars, former judges and law professors are having a collective heart attack over what the administration, particularly the Justice Department and Supreme Court, are doing to the rule of law and the Constitution.
Aside from the challenge this style represents to the rule of law and ordered liberty, it can have baleful political consequences too.
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When To Use
The rule of law refers to the idea that everyone in a society agrees to be governed by and follow the laws of a society.
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