dualism
C1CEFR level
70/100Rarity: rare
TechnicalRegister
General noun
The doctrine that mind and body are two distinct kinds of substance.
Cartesian dualism struggles to explain how an immaterial mind moves a physical body.
Law noun
The constitutional theory that treaties become part of domestic law only when incorporated by legislation.
Because the state is dualist, the unincorporated treaty conferred no directly enforceable rights.
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