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"she sent unruly pupils to see the principal"nounthe educator who has executive authority for a school
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nounthe major party to a financial transaction at a stock exchange; buys and sells for his own account
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nounan actor who plays a principal roletype of:
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nouncapital as contrasted with the income derived from it
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"the principal rivers of America" "the principal example"adjectivemost important element
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noun(criminal law) any person involved in a criminal offense, regardless of whether the person profits from such involvement
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nounthe original amount of a debt on which interest is calculated
Definition that contains principal
- job the principal activity in your life that you do to earn money
- business the principal activity in your life that you do to earn money
- point one percent of the total principal of a loan; it is paid at the time the loan is made and is independent of the interest on the loan
- answer the principal pleading by the defendant in response to plaintiff's complaint; in criminal law it consists of the defendant's plea of `guilty' or `not guilty' (or nolo contendere); in civil law it must contain denials of all allegations in the plaintiff's complaint that the defendant hopes to controvert and it can contain affirmative defenses or counterclaims
- line the principal activity in your life that you do to earn money
- star an actor who plays a principal role
- lead an actor who plays a principal role
- major a university student who is studying a particular field as the principal subject
- major have as one's principal field of study
- major the principal field of study of a student at a university