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 | ||