maxim in the PONS Dictionary

maxim Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

legal principle, principle [or maxim], of law
правен принцип

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A maxim of an action is its principle of volition.
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As a pregnant expression of civic virtue and republican values, this political maxim has been frequently cited ever since.
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Few sieges and many combats he used as his own maxim.
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Maxim did not allow the rig to take off because it had no effective controls.
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The dive maxim, stop, breathe, think, act is generally a good response, but it is not appropriate for all diving emergencies.
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This maxim might be countered by the phenomenon of opportunity costs observed by social scientists.
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