judicial principle

/dʒuˌdɪʃəl ˌprɪnsəpəl/

Other forms: judicial principles

Definitions of judicial principle

1. noun

   (law) a principle underlying the formulation of jurisprudence
   synonyms: judicial doctrine, legal principle

   types:

   jus sanguinis

   the principle that a person's nationality at birth is the same as that of his natural parents

   jus soli

   the principle that a person's nationality at birth is determined by the place of birth

   pre-emption, preemption

   the judicial principle asserting the supremacy of federal over state legislation on the same subject

   relation, relation back

   (law) the principle that an act done at a later time is deemed by law to have occurred at an earlier time

   type of:

   principle

   a rule or standard especially of good behavior