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RULE OF LAW
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Dictionary entry overview: What does rule of law mean?
• RULE OF LAW (noun)
The noun RULE OF LAW has 1 sense:
1. a state of order in which events conform to the law
Familiarity information: RULE OF LAW used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
A state of order in which events conform to the law
Classified under:
Nouns denoting stable states of affairs
Hypernyms ("rule of law" is a kind of...):
order (established customary state (especially of society))
Domain category:
jurisprudence; law (the collection of rules imposed by authority)
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