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English noun: rationale

1. rationale (cognition) (law) an explanation of the fundamental reasons (especially an explanation of the working of some device in terms of laws of nature)


SamplesThe rationale for capital punishment.
The principles of internal-combustion engines.


Synonymsprinciple


Broader (hypernym)explanation


Narrower (hyponym)dialectics


Domain categoryjurisprudence, law









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