natural laws

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.
Compare positive law.


Origin:
1350–1400; Middle English
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Natural laws is always a great word to know.
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the offspring of a zebra and a donkey.
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natural law definition


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.

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