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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.

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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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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