Mitchell principle

noun

Any of the six recommendations that arose from an investigation of decommissioning of weapons in Northern Ireland in 1996, urging all parties involved in the conflict to renounce violence and agree to disarmament before entering into all-party negotiations.

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Meanings

nounMitchell principle (plural Mitchell principles)

plural Mitchell principles

  1. Any of the six recommendations that arose from an investigation of decommissioning of weapons in Northern Ireland in 1996, urging all parties involved in the conflict to renounce violence and agree to disarmament before entering into all-party negotiations.

Origin

From George J. Mitchell, US Senator.

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