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theory

noun assumption, belief, conjecture, doctrina, doctrine, dogma, guesswork, hypothesis, ideology, opinion, philosophy, postulate, presupposition, proposition, ratio, speculation, supposition, surmise, thesis, thought, untested opinion, view
Associated concepts: conflicts of law theory, contract theory, inconsistent theories, rescue theory, theory of the case

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