nation of laws

English

Etymology

Shortened from earlier phrase "nation of laws and not of men," a common expression of the rule of law.

Noun

nation of laws (plural nations of laws)

(chiefly US) A nation-state that is subject to the rule of law.
- 1976, Carpenter - Volume 96–97‎, page 18:
  We talk a lot about being "a nation of laws," but some of the laws found on the books of states, counties and municipalities are a bit much.
- 2012, Peter Jan Honigsberg, Our Nation Unhinged, page 16:
  If we are to be a nation of laws, we must follow the rule of law consistently and not abandon it when times get tough.

Translations

nation-state subject to rule of law

Afrikaans: regstaat (af)
Danish: retsstat c
Dutch: rechtsstaat (nl) m
Finnish: oikeusvaltio (fi)
French: État de droit (fr) m
German: Rechtsstaat (de) m
Indonesian: negara hukum (id)
Italian: stato di diritto (it) m
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Korean: 법치국가 (ko) (beopchigukga)
Norwegian: rettsstat (no) m
Portuguese: estado de direito m
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Swedish: rättsstat (sv) c
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West Frisian: rjochtssteat c
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