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Definition 2024

rule_of_law

rule of law

English

Noun

rule of law ‎(uncountable)

(law) The doctrine that no individual is above the law and that everyone must answer to it.
(law) The maxim whereby governmental decisions are made by applying known legal principles.

Related terms

law and order, Rechtsstaat, rechtsstaat

Translations

The doctrine that no individual is above the law

Chinese:
Mandarin: 法治 (zh) ‎(fǎzhì)
Finnish: laillisuusperiaate
French: état de droit m
German: Rechtstaatlichkeit f, Rechtsstaat (de) m (constitutional state)

Indonesian: supremasi hukum
Japanese: 法の支配 (ja) ‎(ほうのしはい, hō no shihai)
Khmer: នីតិរដ្ឋ ‎(ni teh roth)
Russian: верхове́нство пра́ва n ‎(verxovénstvo práva), верхове́нство зако́на n ‎(verxovénstvo zakóna), но́рма пра́ва (ru) f ‎(nórma práva)
Spanish: imperio de la ley m
Thai: นิติธรรม ‎(ní-dtì-tam)