"principle" meaning in English

{
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "principle",
      "tags": [
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "principles",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "expansion": "[POS TABLE]",
      "name": "noun"
    }
  ],
  "hyphenation": "prin‧ci‧ple",
  "lang": "English",
  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [],
      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "It goes against my principles to ignore her."
        },
        {
          "text": "One principle I follow is not to have regret."
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "Principles are personal rules that tell you what is right and wrong."
      ],
      "id": "simple-principle-en-noun-wMqQxdqk",
      "raw_tags": [
        "countable"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [],
      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "The basic principle of his chair is that the knees should be below the hips."
        },
        {
          "text": "Police must not accept money because it could affect their judgement. The same principle applies if gifts, etc, are offered."
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "A principle is the general idea that explains or supports something."
      ],
      "id": "simple-principle-en-noun-xPIs-VwQ",
      "raw_tags": [
        "countable"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈprɪnsɪpəl/"
    },
    {
      "audio": "en-us-principle.ogg",
      "tags": [
        "US"
      ]
    },
    {
      "homophones": [
        "principal"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "principle"
}

{
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "principle",
      "tags": [
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "principles",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "expansion": "[POS TABLE]",
      "name": "noun"
    }
  ],
  "hyphenation": "prin‧ci‧ple",
  "lang": "English",
  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        "Countable nouns"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "It goes against my principles to ignore her."
        },
        {
          "text": "One principle I follow is not to have regret."
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "Principles are personal rules that tell you what is right and wrong."
      ],
      "raw_tags": [
        "countable"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "Countable nouns"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "The basic principle of his chair is that the knees should be below the hips."
        },
        {
          "text": "Police must not accept money because it could affect their judgement. The same principle applies if gifts, etc, are offered."
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "A principle is the general idea that explains or supports something."
      ],
      "raw_tags": [
        "countable"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈprɪnsɪpəl/"
    },
    {
      "audio": "en-us-principle.ogg",
      "tags": [
        "US"
      ]
    },
    {
      "homophones": [
        "principal"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "principle"
}