giusnaturalismo

Italian

Etymology

Derived from Latin iūs nātūrāle (natural law) + -ismo (-ism).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /d͡ʒus.na.tu.raˈlis.mo/, [d͡ʒuz̪n̺ät̪ur̺äˈl̺iz̪mo]
  • Stress: giusnaturalìsmo
  • Hyphenation: gius‧na‧tu‧ra‧li‧smo

Noun

giusnaturalismo m (plural giusnaturalismi)

  1. natural law, specifically:
    1. (philosophy) An ethical theory that posits the existence of a law whose content is set by nature and that therefore has validity everywhere.
    2. (law) A generally accepted concept of the philosophical system of legal and moral principles purportedly deriving from a of natural or divine justice and not from a position of positive law but of ideas of right and wrong.

Derived terms

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