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Equality before the law.

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Usage examples (4)
  • He suggested the definition of health as the maintenance of equilibrium, or an "isonomy" in the material qualities of the body.
  • Now, isonomy is an English word meaning 'equality of laws, or of people before the law', as is attunement, but not so "apmonia"; where did Beckett get it?
  • When the Athenian city-state called its constitution an isonomy or the Romans spoke of the civitas as their form of government, they had in mind another concept of...
  • But one center, one unique site as a point of reference for that law of isonomy the Athenians believed was the principle behind every city, a hub or focus with which the...
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