Criterion and Law

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Criterion

Criterion noun - Something set up as an example against which others of the same type are compared.
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Law is a synonym for criterion in specification topic. In some cases you can use "Law" instead a noun "Criterion", when it comes to topics like test.

Law

Law noun - A rule of conduct or action laid down by a governing authority and especially a legislature.
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Criterion is a synonym for law in principle topic. You can use "Criterion" instead a noun "Law", if it concerns topics such as standard.
Nearby Words: lawful, lawless, laws, lawfulness, lawfully

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common common criterion common law
main main criterion main law
fundamental fundamental criterion fundamental law

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  • The "criterion of embarrassment" has an analogue in the common-law rules of evidence: the statement against interest and (in the context of the US) the opposing-party statement/admission.
    Source: Appeal to Audacity
  • Film / Julien Donkey-Boy Taking after Dogme and Werner Herzog's "Minnesota Declaration," Korine made his own criterion for making personal, artistic films, The Mistake-ist Declaration, wherein he declared Dogme "Early Mistakeism." Godwin's Law: At one point Julien brandishes a BB gun at a poster of Adolf Hitler.
    Source: Film / Julien Donkey-Boy
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