Rule of law
DOCTRINE THAT ADVOCATES THAT EVERY CITIZEN, INCLUDING THOSE IN GOVERNMENT, IS SUBJECT TO THE LAW
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The rule of law is the political philosophy that all citizens and institutions within a country, state, or community are accountable to the same laws, including lawmakers and leaders. The rule of law is defined in the Encyclopedia Britannica as "the mechanism, process, institution, practice, or norm that supports the equality of all citizens before the law, secures a nonarbitrary form of government, and more generally prevents the arbitrary use of power.