first law
noun
: the most important principle
He teaches his students that balance is the first law of architecture.
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So in 2019, AB 2942 became the first law of its kind in the country.
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Michael Zakaras, Forbes.com, 29 May 2025
With the Law School Admission Test (LSAT) coming up in August and her first law school applications on the horizon, Sophie is focusing more than ever on what comes next.
—Tereza Shkurtaj, People.com, 25 May 2025
The act is the first law that Trump signed in his second term as president.
—Rebecca Morin, USA TODAY, 29 Jan. 2025
His paternal grandfather, also named Carl Hiaasen, moved from North Dakota to Florida in 1922 and helped found one of the first law firms in Broward County; his father became a lawyer too.
—Amy Weiss-Meyer, The Atlantic, 8 May 2025
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Michael Zakaras, Forbes.com, 29 May 2025
With the Law School Admission Test (LSAT) coming up in August and her first law school applications on the horizon, Sophie is focusing more than ever on what comes next.
—Tereza Shkurtaj, People.com, 25 May 2025
The act is the first law that Trump signed in his second term as president.
—Rebecca Morin, USA TODAY, 29 Jan. 2025
His paternal grandfather, also named Carl Hiaasen, moved from North Dakota to Florida in 1922 and helped found one of the first law firms in Broward County; his father became a lawyer too.
—Amy Weiss-Meyer, The Atlantic, 8 May 2025
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“First law.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/first%20law. Accessed 10 Jun. 2025.
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