Akademik

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. . 2006