nation of laws

English

Etymology

Shortened from earlier phrase "nation of laws and not of men," a common expression of the rule of law.

Noun

nation of laws (plural nations of laws)

1. (chiefly US) A nation-state that is subject to the rule of law.
   • 1976, Carpenter - Volume 96–97‎^[1], page 18:

     We talk a lot about being "a nation of laws," but some of the laws found on the books of states, counties and municipalities are a bit much.

   • 2012, Peter Jan Honigsberg, Our Nation Unhinged, page 16:

     If we are to be a nation of laws, we must follow the rule of law consistently and not abandon it when times get tough.

Translations

nation-state subject to rule of law

• Afrikaans: regstaat (af)
• Danish: retsstat c
• Dutch: rechtsstaat (nl) m
• Finnish: oikeusvaltio (fi)
• French: État de droit (fr) m
• German: Rechtsstaat (de) m
• Indonesian: negara hukum (id)
• Italian: stato di diritto (it) m
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• Korean: 법치국가 (ko) (beopchigukga)
• Norwegian: rettsstat (no) m
• Portuguese: estado de direito m
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• Swedish: rättsstat (sv) c
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• West Frisian: rjochtssteat c
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Anagrams

• law of nations