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• Laws grind the poor, and rich men rule the law. — Laws grind the poor, and rich men rule the law. Oliver Goldsmith Nolo’s Plain English Law Dictionary. Gerald N. Hill, Kathleen Thompson Hill. 2009 …   Law dictionary

• rule of law — 1: an authoritative legal doctrine, principle, or precept applied to the facts of an appropriate case adopting the rule of law that is most persuasive in light of precedent, reason and policy Wright v. Wright, 904 P.2d 403 (1995) 2: government by …   Law dictionary

• (the) rule of law — the rule of ˈlaw idiom the condition in which all members of society, including its rulers, accept the authority of the law • Democracy and the rule of law are yet to be firmly established in the country. Main entry: ↑ruleidiom …   Useful english dictionary

• Rule of law — The rule of law, in its most basic form, is the principle that no one is above the law. Thomas Paine stated in his pamphlet Common Sense (1776): For as in absolute governments the king is law, so in free countries the law ought to be king; and… …   Wikipedia

• Rule of law — stellt ein Konzept dar, das das Regieren auf der Basis von Gesetzen bezeichnet und dem Recht absoluten Vorrang vor anderen Maßstäben oder Begründungen für hoheitliches Handeln einräumt. Es entwickelte sich vor allem vor dem Hintergrund der… …   Deutsch Wikipedia

• Rule of Law (Armenia) — Rule of Law Օրինաց երկիր Orinats Erkir Leader Artur Baghdasarian Founded 1998 Ideology Centrism International …   Wikipedia

• The Law of Ueki — The DVD cover of Volume 1: The Battle Commencement うえきの法則 (Ueki no Hōsoku) …   Wikipedia

• The Law of Conservation of Energy —     The Law of Conservation of Energy     † Catholic Encyclopedia ► The Law of Conservation of Energy     Amongst the gravest objections raised by the progress of modern science against Theism, the possibility of Miracles, free will, the… …   Catholic encyclopedia

• (the) letter of the law — the letter of the law phrase the exact words that are used in a law, rather than its general meaning Thesaurus: law, laws and parts of lawshyponym Main entry: letter * * * the ˌletter of the ˈlaw idiom (often disapproving) the exa …   Useful english dictionary

• Sex and the law — Redirect|Sex crime|the Eurythmics song|Sexcrime (Nineteen Eighty Four)This article examines how human sexuality and sexual behavior interacts with, and is regulated by, human laws.In general, the law proscribes acts which are considered either… …   Wikipedia

• rule of law — noun a state of order in which events conform to the law • Topics: ↑law, ↑jurisprudence • Hypernyms: ↑order * * * 1. : a legal rule : a determination of the applicable rule as distinguished from a finding of fact 2. : adherence to due process of… …   Useful english dictionary