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- Dictionaryaccordance/əˈkɔːdns/
noun
- 1. conformity or agreement: "there is good accordance between the values"
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3 days ago · Sharia, the fundamental religious concept of Islam—namely, its law. The religious law of Islam is seen as the expression of God’s command for Muslims and, in application, constitutes a system of duties that are incumbent upon all Muslims by virtue of their religious belief.
1 day ago · An electronic search of studies from 2011 to 2022, published in English, Italian, French, or Portuguese was conducted in seven databases and in gray literature. The selection of articles was done independently and blindly by six teams of two researchers in accordance with the inclusion and exclusion criteria defined by the PICO. Results
4 days ago · Eudaimonia, in Aristotelian ethics, the condition of human flourishing or of living well. The conventional English translation of the ancient Greek term, ‘happiness,’ is unfortunate because eudaimonia does not consist of a state of mind or a feeling of contentment, as ‘happiness’ (as it is commonly used) implies.
3 days ago · Obligation and permission are contrasting terms that can be defined through each other: to be obligated to do something means that one is not permitted not to do it and to be permitted to do something means that one is not obligated not to do it. Some theorists define obligations in terms of values or what is good. When used in a general sense ...
5 days ago · Rule of law, 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, which is typical of despotism, absolutism, authoritarianism, and totalitarianism.
2 days ago · The rule of law is defined in the Encyclopædia 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."
5 days ago · used to indicate that someone does something because he or she wants to, not because someone has asked the person or forced him or her to do it. They left of their own accord. Dictionary Entries Near of one's own accord. of one's choice. of one's own accord. of one's own making. See More Nearby Entries. Cite this Entry. Style.
