as in principle
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a statement by an authority of how people should behave
the moral precepts of a religion
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Recent Examples of precept
Other motions argue Idaho’s death penalty statute constitutes a violation of international law and the fundamental precepts of international human rights.
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Jamie Gumbrecht, CNN, 26 Feb. 2025
Known as the Santiago Principles, this set of 24 precepts, agreed to in 2008, are intended to ensure transparent and sound governance with adequate operational controls, risk management and accountability.
—Patrick J. Schena, The Conversation, 8 Feb. 2025
The issue is particularly acute for college sports because of its historic emphasis on the precepts of diversity and inclusion, at both the campus, conference and NCAA levels.
—Daniel Libit, Sportico.com, 13 Feb. 2025
More:Trump bristles at the courts as White House pushes executive power
In recent days, Trump and Vice President JD Vance have suggested that the new administration may upend a fundamental legal precept: that the White House is obliged to obey the rulings of federal courts.
—Susan Page, USA TODAY, 11 Feb. 2025
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Jamie Gumbrecht, CNN, 26 Feb. 2025
Known as the Santiago Principles, this set of 24 precepts, agreed to in 2008, are intended to ensure transparent and sound governance with adequate operational controls, risk management and accountability.
—Patrick J. Schena, The Conversation, 8 Feb. 2025
The issue is particularly acute for college sports because of its historic emphasis on the precepts of diversity and inclusion, at both the campus, conference and NCAA levels.
—Daniel Libit, Sportico.com, 13 Feb. 2025
More:Trump bristles at the courts as White House pushes executive power
In recent days, Trump and Vice President JD Vance have suggested that the new administration may upend a fundamental legal precept: that the White House is obliged to obey the rulings of federal courts.
—Susan Page, USA TODAY, 11 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for precept
Noun
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Above all, perhaps, the domination of EU regulatory thinking by the precautionary principle has led to heavy-handed regulation under which tradeoffs and opportunity ...—
David B. McGarry,
National Review,
11 Mar. 2025
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In principle they could also be used against ground targets, though the noise of the drone would likely give people on the ground a chance to get away.—
David Hambling,
Forbes,
11 Mar. 2025
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Trump administration drops work on stronger building codes for disasters Still, many states don't want to see FEMA go away.—
Lauren Sommer,
NPR,
21 Mar. 2025
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Score an extra 20% off your first order with Quay coupon codes.—
Alanna Martine Kilkeary,
Glamour,
21 Mar. 2025
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There is a lot of axiomatics, which seems to be closer to the Greeks, but aren’t the axioms largely chosen at will?—
Simone Weil,
Harper's Magazine,
2 July 2024
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Addressing reporters at the airport, Andrew Tate, who holds dual citizenship in the U.K. and United States, invoked a U.S. judicial axiom of being innocent until proven guilty.—
David Catanese,
Miami Herald,
27 Feb. 2025
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So who is responsible for actually enforcing existing conflict of interest rules where they can be applied?—
Abdallah Fayyad,
Vox,
14 Mar. 2025
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But Senate rules require 60 votes to get balls rolling, and Republicans had just 52 yes votes in the Upper Chamber.—
Philip Elliott,
TIME,
14 Mar. 2025
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Conversely, the slower application growth for elite institutions may signal a need to rethink their value proposition in a changing higher education landscape.—
Scott White,
Forbes,
15 Mar. 2025
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At likely his lowest value ever now is a good time to try and trade for the veteran tight end.—
Mark Davis,
Newsweek,
15 Mar. 2025
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Bringing out the Dickensian maxim about the worst of times abutting the best hardly begins to do justice to such an abrupt reversal of fortune.—
Chris Willman,
Variety,
12 Jan. 2025
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And Jim came up with a maxim for the ones about politics.—
Al Franken,
TIME,
12 Feb. 2025
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This decision follows the university’s denial of a Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) request made two years ago by Michael LeRoy, a U of I law professor who studies college sports.—
Daniel Libit,
Sportico.com,
20 Mar. 2025
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However, her response states that because legislative bodies are not responsible for enforcing laws, she is blocked from speaking to lawmakers.—
Clare Duffy,
CNN,
20 Mar. 2025
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Start with the fundamentals of how things are done and feature the everyday practices of your most effective employees.—
Marie Unger,
Forbes,
20 Mar. 2025
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But Fed Chair Jerome Powell offered reassurance about the fundamentals of the economy.—
Daniel de Visé,
USA TODAY,
19 Mar. 2025
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