doctrine
Defined in 4 dictionaries — U.S. Code, Black's (1910), Black's (1891), Anderson (1889)
United States Code
8 U.S.C. § 1101 — as used in this chapter
The term “doctrine” includes, but is not limited to, policies, practices, purposes, aims, or procedures.
Black's Law Dictionary
Henry Campbell Black, M.A. · 1910
A rule, principle, theory or tenet of the law; as, the doctrine of merger, the doctrine of relation, etc.
A Dictionary of Law
Henry Campbell Black · 1891
A rule, principle, theory, or tenet of the law; as, the doctrine of merger, the doctrine of relation, ete.
A Dictionary of Law
William C. Anderson · 1889
The principle involved, applied, or propounded: as, the doctrine of escheat, estoppel, relation; the cy pres doctrine.