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defining criterion

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defining criterion
the hallmark of each disease; a characteristic lesion or result of a clinicopathological test or clinical sign without which the diagnosis cannot be made. Called also key sign.

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While the bishops concede that a presumption against the use of force was not a defining criterion of the traditional teaching, they nevertheless consider such a presumption to be a legitimate development of that teaching.
 
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