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rule of law

The principle that the law applies equally to everyone, including politicians and the police. Nobody is above the law.

Where it appears in the handbook: Chapter 5Respecting the Law: Laws and the Police

This term can appear in the real test. Practise questions that use it:

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rule of law — meaning in the Life in the UK Test · iKnowTheUK