natural law

English

Noun

natural law (uncountable)

(philosophy) An ethical theory that posits the existence of a law whose content is set by nature and that therefore has validity everywhere.
(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.
Law of nature; relating to natural phenomena.

Related terms

physical law (contradistinction)

Translations

An ethical theory

Chinese:
Mandarin: 自然法 (zh) (zìránfǎ)
Czech: přirozené právo n
Dutch: natuurrecht (nl) n
Finnish: luonnonoikeus (fi)
French: droit naturel (fr) m
German: Naturgesetz (de) n

Hungarian: természeti törvény
Italian: giusnaturalismo (it) m
Japanese: 自然法 (しぜんほう, shizenhō)
Korean: 자연법 (jayeonbeop) (自然法 (ko))
Russian: есте́ственное пра́во n (jestéstvennoje právo)
Vietnamese: luật của tự nhiên

A generally accepted concept of the philosophical system of legal and moral principles

Finnish: luonnonoikeus (fi)

Italian: giusnaturalismo (it) m

Law of nature

Lithuanian: darna f

References

Black's Law Dictionary 10th Edition (2014)

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