natural law
Definition of natural law
: a body of law or a specific principle held to be derived from nature and binding upon human society in the absence of or in addition to positive law
From the M-W Editors
First Known Use of natural law
15th century
Law Dictionary
natural law
Legal Definition of natural law
: a body of law or a specific principle of law that is held to be derived from nature and binding upon human society in the absence of or in addition to positive law
Additional Notes on natural law
While natural law, based on a notion of timeless order, does not receive as much credence as it did formerly, it was an important influence on the enumeration of natural rights by Thomas Jefferson and others.
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