judicial doctrine
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1. (law) a principle underlying the formulation of jurisprudence (noun.cognition)
| hypernym | : | principle, |
| definition | : | a rule or standard especially of good behavior (noun.cognition) |
| hyponym | : | jus sanguinis, |
| definition | : | the principle that a person's nationality at birth is the same as that of his natural parents (noun.cognition) |
| hyponym | : | jus soli, |
| definition | : | the principle that a person's nationality at birth is determined by the place of birth (noun.cognition) |
| hyponym | : | pre-emption, preemption, |
| definition | : | the judicial principle asserting the supremacy of federal over state legislation on the same subject (noun.cognition) |
| hyponym | : | relation, relation back, |
| definition | : | (law) the principle that an act done at a later time is deemed by law to have occurred at an earlier time (noun.cognition) |
| domain category | : | jurisprudence, law, |
| definition | : | the collection of rules imposed by authority (noun.group) |
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