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Webster's New Millennium™ Dictionary of English - Cite This Source - Share This
| Main Entry: | natural law |
| Part of Speech: | n |
| Definition: | See scientific law |
Webster's New Millennium™ Dictionary of English, Preview Edition (v 0.9.7)
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Dictionary.com Unabridged (v 1.1) - Cite This Source - Share This
natural law
–noun
| a principle or body of laws considered as derived from nature, right reason, or religion and as ethically binding in human society. |
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American Heritage Dictionary - Cite This Source - Share This
| natural law
n. A law or body of laws that derives from nature and is believed to be binding upon human actions apart from or in conjunction with laws established by human authority. |
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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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WordNet - Cite This Source - Share This
| natural law | |
noun | |
| a rule or body of rules of conduct inherent in human nature and essential to or binding upon human society [syn: law] |
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American Heritage New Dictionary of Cultural Literacy, Third Edition - Cite This Source - Share This
natural law
[Chapter:] World Literature, Philosophy, and Religion
natural law
The doctrine that human affairs should be governed by ethical principles that are part of the very nature of things and that can be understood by reason. The first two paragraphs of the Declaration of Independence contain a clear statement of the doctrine.
[Chapter:] World Literature, Philosophy, and Religion
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Merriam-Webster's Dictionary of Law - Cite This Source - Share This
Main Entry: natural law
Function: noun
: a body of law or a specific principle of law that is held to be derived from nature and binding upon human society in the absence of or in addition to positive law
NOTE: While natural law, based on a notion of timeless order, does not receive as much credence as it did formerly, it was an important influence on the enumeration of natural rights by Thomas Jefferson and others.
Main Entry: natural law
Function: noun
: a body of law or a specific principle of law that is held to be derived from nature and binding upon human society in the absence of or in addition to positive law
NOTE: While natural law, based on a notion of timeless order, does not receive as much credence as it did formerly, it was an important influence on the enumeration of natural rights by Thomas Jefferson and others.
Merriam-Webster's Dictionary of Law, © 1996 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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