fundamental law

noun

1. the organic law of a state, especially its constitution.

fundamental law

noun

1. the law determining the constitution of the government of a state; organic law

Word History and Origins

Origin of fundamental law¹

First recorded in 1910–15

Example Sentences

For decades, one of the fundamental laws of physics formed the basis of our understanding of life on Earth.

From Ozy

Constructor theory puts counterfactuals at the very foundation of physics, so that the most fundamental laws can be formulated in these terms.

From Quanta Magazine

In short, the possibilities of condensed matter are limited only by our imagination and the fundamental laws of physics.

From Nautilus

On the other hand, it’s not yet the same thing as what David and I did on the strong interaction, which is part of the fabric of fundamental law.

From Quanta Magazine

In October, the country voted overwhelmingly in favor of scrapping its Pinochet-era constitution, and rewriting the nation’s fundamental law.

From Ozy

The outraged grammar stickler mistakes a convention for an immutable and fundamental law of the universe.

From The Daily Beast

A constitution is the fundamental law of the state; and this is expressly declared to be the supreme law.

From Project Gutenberg

So love is the fulfilling of the law: not merely "a" law, but the very fundamental law on which our continued existence hangs.

From Project Gutenberg

They will discuss it, and must adopt it before it can become a part of the fundamental law.

From Project Gutenberg

To give freedom through freedom is the fundamental law of this realm.

From Project Gutenberg

It was the Union, and not the States, severally, which made slavery part and parcel of the fundamental law of the land.

From Project Gutenberg