#principle a rule or standard especially of good behavior: "a man of principle"; "he will not violate his principles"
supertype: #value.ideal an ideal accepted by some individual or group; "he has old-fashioned values"
subtype: #chivalry the medieval principles of knighthood
subtype: #ethic__moral_principle__moralprinciple__value-system__valuesystem__value_orientation__valueorientation the principles of right and wrong that are accepted by an individual or a social group; "the Puritan ethic"; "a person with old-fashioned values"
subtype: #Chartism the principles of a body of 19th century English reformers who advocated better social and economic conditions for working people
subtype: #Hellenism the principles and ideals associated with classical Greek civilization
subtype: #legal_principle__legalprinciple__judicial_principle__judicial_doctrine a principle underlying the formulation of jurisprudence
subtype: #jus_sanguinis__jussanguini the principle that a person's nationality at birth is the same as that of his natural parents
subtype: #jus_soli__jussoli the principle that a person's nationality at birth is determined by the place of birth
subtype: #pre-emption__preemption__preemption the judicial principle asserting the supremacy of federal over state legislation on the same subject
subtype: #scruple an ethical or moral principle that inhibits action
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