English noun: legal principle | |||
1. | legal principle (cognition) (law) a principle underlying the formulation of jurisprudence | ||
Synonyms | judicial doctrine, judicial principle | ||
Broader (hypernym) | principle | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | jus sanguinis, jus soli, pre-emption, preemption, relation, relation back | ||
Domain category | jurisprudence, law | ||