maxim
I
noun
adage, aphorism, aphoristic expression, axiom, byword, canon, established principle, expression, gnomic saying, moralism, pithy saying, postulate, praeceptum, precept, principium, principle, proverb, proverbial saying, regula, rule, sage reflection, saw, saying, sententious saying, sententious utterance, statement of general truth, teaching, truth, wise saying
II
index
article (precept), belief (something believed), catchword, code, constant, constitution, doctrine, dogma, expression (comment), holding (ruling of a court), law, ordinance, precedent, prescription (directive), principle (axiom), rule (legal dictate)
Burton's Legal Thesaurus.
William C. Burton.
2006