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positive law
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positive law

noun

Definition of POSITIVE LAW

: law established or recognized by governmental authority — compare natural law

First Known Use of POSITIVE LAW

14th century

Rhymes with POSITIVE LAW

brother-in-law, circular saw, counselor-at-law, criminal law, daughter-in-law, father-in-law, mother-in-law, musical saw, pipsissewa, serjeant-at-law, sister-in-law, stick in one's craw, unwritten law

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