1. Strict adherence to law, prescription, or doctrine; the quality of being legal.
2. The principle that a person may not be prosecuted under a criminal law that has not been previously published. — Also termed (in sense 2) principle of legality.
1. Strict adherence to law, prescription, or doctrine; the quality of being legal.
2. The principle that a person may not be prosecuted under a criminal law that has not been previously published. — Also termed (in sense 2) principle of legality.