higher law
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of higher law
An Americanism dating back to 1835–45
Example Sentences
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He also cited "inflation" from higher law firm billing rates and litigation expenses.
From Reuters ● Feb. 16, 2023
In the senator’s closing argument, he conceded as much but nevertheless insisted upon a higher law.
From Washington Post ● Dec. 26, 2022
Antigone openly and intentionally defies his edict, covering her brother’s body with dirt and publicly declaring her allegiance to a higher law — the law of love.
From Seattle Times ● Mar. 16, 2022
Lincoln rejected the higher law, declaring at one point that “insofar as it may attempt to foment a disobedience to the Constitution, or to the constitutional laws of the country, it has my unqualified condemnation.”
From New York Times ● Sep. 29, 2020
Antigone rebels, on the grounds that there is a higher law than that of the state.
From "Long Walk to Freedom" by Nelson Mandela
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