conservation law

noun

, Physics, Chemistry.

1. any law stating that some quantity or property remains constant during and after an interaction or process, as conservation of charge or conservation of linear momentum.

conservation law

1. Any of various principles, such as the conservation of charge and the conservation of energy, that require some measurable property of a closed system to remain constant as the system changes. Conservation laws can be directly related to principles of symmetry.
2. See also invariance

Word History and Origins

Origin of conservation law¹

First recorded in 1945–50

Example Sentences

Macaques are classified as a protected species under Thailand’s wildlife conservation law.

From Seattle Times

Most recently, the Sierra Club and the Conservation Law Foundation filed a lawsuit against plant owners, alleging it was violating the Clean Water Act.

From Seattle Times

According to Arie Trouwborst, a professor of nature conservation law at Tilburg University, "the only effective way to protect vulnerable wildlife from cats is for people to keep their cats indoors or otherwise within their control — just as we expect pet owners to do with any other animal."

From Salon

The initiative's failure was a win for the state's electric utilities, Democratic Gov. Janet Mills and the Conservation Law Foundation, a New England environmental group.

From Scientific American

The act is “well-intentioned but entirely outdated … twisted and morphed by radical litigants into a political firefight rather than an important piece of conservation law,” said Bruce Westerman, an Arkansas Republican and chairman of the House Committee on Natural Resources, who in July announced a group of GOP lawmakers would propose changes.

From Washington Times