polluter pays principle

noun

The principle that corporations and other entities polluting the environment should pay the full cost of the damage they inflict on society.

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Meanings

nounpolluter pays principle (plural polluter pays principles)

plural polluter pays principles

  1. The principle that corporations and other entities polluting the environment should pay the full cost of the damage they inflict on society.

Translations

German Verursacherprinzip
  • Verursacherprinzipprinciple in environmental law
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