counterprinciple

noun

A principle in opposition to another principle.

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Meanings

nouncounterprinciple (plural counterprinciples)

plural counterprinciples

  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

Origin

From counter- + principle.

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APA

counterprinciple. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/counterprinciple

MLA

“counterprinciple.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/counterprinciple. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “counterprinciple,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/counterprinciple.

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