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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.

natural law

an ethical belief or system of beliefs supposed to be inherent in human nature and discoverable by reason rather than revelation
a nonlogically necessary truth; law of nature See also nomological
the philosophical doctrine that the authority of the legal system or of certain laws derives from their justifiability by reason, and indeed that a legal system which cannot be so justified has no authority

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.

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Middle English word dating back to 1350–1400

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“We are creatures that should not exist by natural law,” he says.

When you have children, and have a family, a very beautiful, natural law comes into your life.

It used to be a sort of natural law that urban Catholics voted Democratic.

Many think this a precept of natural law; why not of the Constitution?

You want hear me say that because I believe that the physics of natural law or of God trump whatever man tries to do.

From this stage of understanding it was but a short step to the modern view of natural law.

Another natural law is that the force required to move a body depends upon its size and weight.

One other natural law which affects the running of watches is this: Variations in temperature affect the elasticity of metals.

“Natural Law in the Spiritual World” is a book written to show how the physical laws hold true in the region of spirit.

Hideousness struggles under the natural law of elimination, which necessarily renders it hostile.

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