first principles (noun)
51archelogy — ärˈkeləjē noun ( es) Etymology: New Latin archelogia, from Greek archē beginning, element + Latin logia logy : the science of first principles …
52Bill of Rights — noun a statement of fundamental rights and privileges (especially the first ten amendments to the United States Constitution) • Topics: ↑law, ↑jurisprudence • Regions: ↑United States, ↑United States of America, ↑America, ↑the States, ↑ …
53chief justice — noun the judge who presides over a supreme court (Freq. 1) • Topics: ↑law, ↑jurisprudence • Hypernyms: ↑judge, ↑justice, ↑jurist • Instance Hyponyms: ↑ …
54Supreme Court — noun the highest federal court in the United States; has final appellate jurisdiction and has jurisdiction over all other courts in the nation (Freq. 2) • Syn: ↑Supreme Court of the United States, ↑United States Supreme Court • Topics: ↑law,… …
55supreme court — noun the highest court in most states of the United States • Syn: ↑state supreme court, ↑high court • Topics: ↑law, ↑jurisprudence • Hypernyms: ↑court, ↑tribunal, ↑ …
56basics — noun 1. a statement of fundamental facts or principles • Syn: ↑rudiments • Hypernyms: ↑fact 2. principles from which other truths can be derived first you must learn the fundamentals let s get down to basics • …
57historical school — noun a school of 19th century German economists and legal philosophers who tried to explain modern economic systems in evolutionary or historical terms • Hypernyms: ↑school * * * noun 1. : a school of economics developed in Germany in the middle… …
58Rh factor — noun a blood group antigen possessed by Rh positive people; if an Rh negative person receives a blood transfusion from an Rh positive person it can result in hemolysis and anemia • Syn: ↑rhesus factor, ↑Rh • Hypernyms: ↑antigen * * * noun also rh …
59recording — noun ADJECTIVE ▪ excellent, fine, good ▪ accurate, careful, detailed ▪ an accurate recording of time ▪ …
60social gospel — noun Date: 1890 1. the application of Christian principles to social problems 2. capitalized S&G a movement in American Protestant Christianity especially in the first part of the 20th century to bring the social order into conformity with… …
