proportionality

IPA: prʌpɔrʃʌnˈæɫɪti

(uncountable) the property of being proportional
(uncountable) the principle that government action ought to be proportional to the ends achieved (e.g. the military should not be deployed to stop petty vandalism)
(countable) the degree to which something is in proportion

Examples of "proportionality" in Sentences

In other words, as Harris explains, the idea of proportionality is shredded.
Under the laws of war, the term proportionality has a precise and strictly defined meaning.
Hiroshima and Tokyo are excellent examples of WHY proportionality is essential to the laws of war.
Second, proportionality is not measured by the number of civilians actually killed, but rather by the risk posed.
Our conclusion that the proper benchmark for measuring proportionality is citizen voting-age population is consistent with the caselaw.
If the point of all this babble about proportionality is merely meant to establish that HRW is not an unimpeachable source, then fine, I will stipulate to that.
This sense of proportionality is the second jus in bello criterion; it has to do almost entirely with the foreseen but unintended harm done to noncombatants and to noncombatant infrastructure.