"Settled principles" refers to well-established beliefs or ideas that have been widely accepted and considered correct for a long time. These principles are no longer under debate or questioned because they have become a generally agreed-upon truth.
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Sentences with «settled principles»
- It is a well - settled principle of common law that in order to be bound by a contract, there must be an agreement. (law.stackexchange.com)
- Some lawyers and judges claimed that too many cases were being published because most cases apply well settled principles. (slaw.ca)
- The results and they way you can parse them with case summaries, by settled principles or by quotes are intriguing. (slaw.ca)
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