rule of law

Meaning

1. (capitalized, often, uncountable) The doctrine that no individual is above the law and that everyone must answer to it.
2. (uncountable) The maxim whereby governmental decisions are made by applying known legal principles.
3. (uncountable) Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see rule, law.

Synonyms

administration of justice

constitutional state

Translations

Rechtsstaat

État de droit

estado de derecho

état de droit

imperio de la ley

stato di diritto

Estado de direito

primauté du droit

سيادة القانون؛ حكم القانون؛ قاعدة قانونية؛ مبدأ أو حكم قانوني؛ إنفاذ القانون

rechtsstaat

Estado de Direito

domínio do direito

império da lei

Estado de Derecho