counterprinciple

noun

counterprinciple

noun

Etymology From counter- + principle.

1

A principle in opposition to another principle.

For only this deeper context can offer guidance about the relative reach and the distinctive content of the opposing principles and counterprinciples.2015, Roberto Mangabeira Unger, The Critical Legal Studies Movement, page 146:

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