Principle and Result

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Principle noun - A basic generalization that is accepted as true and that can be used as a basis for reasoning or conduct.

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Result is an antonym for principle in law topic.

Nearby Words: principal, principled, principally, principe

Result noun - A condition or occurrence traceable to a cause.

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Principle is an antonym for result.

Nearby Words: resultant, resulting, resulted

good	good principle	good result
rare	rare principle	rare result
particular	particular principle	particular result
better	better principle	better result
Other adjectives: similar, common, original, real, extreme, main, new, major, general, different, opposite.

It can satisfy that through the law of double effect though, meaning intent, course, and principle can lead to it even if the result is not the production of life.

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From the Temeraire series, we have Tharkay, the product of a white Englishman marrying an Oriental woman, with the result that Tharkay was excluded from both societies and mistrusted on principle.

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The Smurfette Principle: More or less a result of using an all-star cast of video game characters.

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