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pos·i·tive law
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positive lawnoun
Law explicitly made, as compared to natural law, prescribed by express enactment or institution.
Etymology: 1651: From Thomas Hobbes: The Leviathan
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Positive law
Positive law is the term generally used to describe man-made laws which oblige or specify an action. It also describes the establishment of specific rights for an individual or group. Etymologically, the name derives from the verb to posit. The concept of positive law is distinct from "natural law", which comprises inherent rights, conferred not by act of legislation but by "God, nature or reason." Positive law is also described as the law that applies at a certain time at a certain place, consisting of statutory law, and case law as far as it is binding. More specifically, positive law may be characterized as "[l]aw actually and specifically enacted or adopted by proper authority for the government of an organized jural society."
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Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of positive law in Chaldean Numerology is: 9
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of positive law in Pythagorean Numerology is: 7
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