rule of law
noun phrase
: a situation in which the laws of a country are obeyed by everyone
The courts uphold the rule of law.
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That fact alone should shock anyone who cares about transparency and the structured rule of law.
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Steve Cortes, MSNBC Newsweek, 25 July 2025
Judicial decision-making without reasons fundamentally undermines the rule of law.
—Noah Feldman, Mercury News, 22 July 2025
This Administration is once again implementing the rule of law.
—Emma Seiwell, New York Daily News, 18 July 2025
Critics emphasize that the nation’s future depends not only on military resilience but on maintaining transparency and the rule of law.
—Katya Soldak, Forbes.com, 17 July 2025
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Steve Cortes, MSNBC Newsweek, 25 July 2025
Judicial decision-making without reasons fundamentally undermines the rule of law.
—Noah Feldman, Mercury News, 22 July 2025
This Administration is once again implementing the rule of law.
—Emma Seiwell, New York Daily News, 18 July 2025
Critics emphasize that the nation’s future depends not only on military resilience but on maintaining transparency and the rule of law.
—Katya Soldak, Forbes.com, 17 July 2025
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“Rule of law.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/rule%20of%20law. Accessed 5 Aug. 2025.
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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)
Wright v. Wright, 904 P.2d 403 (1995)2
: government by law : adherence to due process of law
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