natural law
noun
: a body of law or a specific principle held to be derived from nature and binding upon human society in the absence of or in addition to positive law
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As natural laws begin to break down, a team of scientists and a detective work together in the 21st century to prevent a humanity-destroying threat.
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Esther Kang, Peoplemag, 16 Sep. 2024
Today, modern liberals call those rules universal values, natural laws, or human rights.
—Gregory Fried, Foreign Affairs, 17 Oct. 2014
In the eyes of a transcendent God or natural law, all people -- whether Germans, Russians, or Jews -- were essentially the same.
—Gregory Fried, Foreign Affairs, 17 Oct. 2014
My interest in science fiction inspired me to want to understand the physical sciences and to learn how to use natural laws and logic to make things.
—IEEE Spectrum, 1 June 2024
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Esther Kang, Peoplemag, 16 Sep. 2024
Today, modern liberals call those rules universal values, natural laws, or human rights.
—Gregory Fried, Foreign Affairs, 17 Oct. 2014
In the eyes of a transcendent God or natural law, all people -- whether Germans, Russians, or Jews -- were essentially the same.
—Gregory Fried, Foreign Affairs, 17 Oct. 2014
My interest in science fiction inspired me to want to understand the physical sciences and to learn how to use natural laws and logic to make things.
—IEEE Spectrum, 1 June 2024
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“Natural law.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/natural%20law. Accessed 16 Nov. 2024.
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