natural law
The set of universal legal or moral principles said to be discernible from nature by…The set of universal legal or moral principles said to be discernible from nature by reason alone; one of these principles.
» Misfortune summons misfortune; that is the natural law of life.
Meaning
3 senses(countable, uncountable)The set of universal legal or moral principles said to be discernible from nature by reason alone; one of these principles.
Naturgesetz, Naturgesetz
есте́ственное пра́воjestéstvennoje právo
(countable, uncountable)A theory describing or positing such principles.
(countable, uncountable)A law relating to natural phenomena.
- a rule or body of rules of conduct inherent in human nature and essential to or binding upon human society
Examples
4 sentencesMisfortune summons misfortune; that is the natural law of life.
Of the natural laws, many people only acknowledge the law of the jungle.
An accident is an inevitable occurrence due to the action of immutable natural laws.
Does the natural world follow the laws of nature, or do the natural laws not instead follow the natural world?
Translations
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Forms
plural: natural laws| Singular | natural law |
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Synonyms
3 synonyms- a rule or body of rules of conduct inherent in human nature and essential to or binding upon human society:law
Lessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable