equality_before_the_law (HyperDic hyper-dictionary)

English > 1 sense of the expression *equality before the law*:
NOUN	attribute	equality before the law	the right to equal protection of the laws

English > *equality before the law*: 1 sense > noun 1, attribute
Meaning	The right to equal protection of the laws.
Broader	human right	(law) any basic right or freedom to which all human beings are entitled and in whose exercise a government may not interfere (including rights ... / rights to life and liberty as well as freedom of thought and expression and equality before the law)
Spanish	igualdad ante la ley

HyperDic: equality_before_the_law