first law

noun

: the most important principle

He teaches his students that balance is the first law of architecture.

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Google had been working with officials in Nevada and California to pass the world’s first laws, but Brandes initiated the process on his own and reached out to Google to learn what was needed. —

Brad Templeton, Forbes, 5 Dec. 2024 Taylor is believed to be the first law enforcement officer in Travis County to be convicted and punished for an on-duty shooting. —

Tony Plohetski, Austin American-Statesman, 4 Dec. 2024 Another display dives into the first laws to restrict child labor and how that impacted factory production. —

Rhonda Richford, WWD, 16 Oct. 2024 France was the first to spring an EU directive into action by obligating streamers such as Netflix to invest in local productions, and France was also a leading force behind the EU’s AI Act, the world’s first law on use of artificial intelligence. —

Elsa Keslassy, Variety, 9 Oct. 2024 See all Example Sentences for first law