Definitions for natural law
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Random House Webster's College Dictionary
nat′ural law′(n.)
a principle or body of laws considered as derived from nature, right reason, or religion and as ethically binding in human society.
Origin of natural law:
1350–1400
Princeton's WordNet
law, natural law(noun)
a rule or body of rules of conduct inherent in human nature and essential to or binding upon human society
Wiktionary
natural law(Noun)
An ethical theory that posits the existence of a law whose content is set by nature and that therefore has validity everywhere.
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