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natural law
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natural law
n.
A law or body of laws that derives from nature and is believed to be binding upon human actions apart from or in conjunction with laws established by human authority.
natural law
n
1. (Philosophy) an ethical belief or system of beliefs supposed to be inherent in human nature and discoverable by reason rather than revelation
2. (Philosophy) a nonlogically necessary truth; law of nature See also nomological [2]
3. (Philosophy) 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
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Noun1.natural law - a rule or body of rules of conduct inherent in human nature and essential to or binding upon human society
law
concept, conception, construct - an abstract or general idea inferred or derived from specific instances
divine law - a law that is believed to come directly from God
principle - a basic truth or law or assumption; "the principles of democracy"
sound law - a law describing sound changes in the history of a language
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32) For this reason, Aristotelian philosophers have oftentimes labeled as "good," "virtuous," or "natural" those actions that comport with the natural moral law, and as "evil," "vice," or "unnatural" those actions that violate the natural moral law.
Moral Markets: The Critical Role of Values in the Economy by Colombo, Ronald J. / Harvard Journal of Law & Public Policy
Benedict "took the opportunity to speak of the requirements of the natural moral law and the Church's consistent teaching on the dignity of human life from conception to natural death," the Vatican said in a statement.
Pope meets Pelosi, speaks of Church teachings on life by AFP / AFP American Edition
The encyclical closes with an appeal to public authorities to oppose laws which undermine the natural moral law, an appeal to scientists to further study effective methods of natural birth control, and appeals to doctors, nurses and priests to promote the method.
Humanae vitae: a summary by Catholic Insight
 
 
 
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