legal principle Meaning of "legal principle"

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Definition(s):

  • (n) (law) a principle underlying the formulation of jurisprudence

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Usage(s):

  1. What worries the search engines is that the ruling's legal principle effectively holds them responsible for the content of web sites turned up in their searches.
  2. On July 9, Bush refused to comply, invoking Executive privilege: the legal principle that what's said in the White House stays in the White House.
  3. What's deeply galling is simultaneously trying to portray the president as a high defender of legal principle.
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