law of nature

noun

1. an empirical truth of great generality, conceived of as a physical (but not a logical) necessity, and consequently licensing counterfactual conditionals

2. a system of morality conceived of as grounded in reason See natural law nomological

3. See law 1

Example Sentences

Despite a recent New York Times headline that suggests this is the "new normal," the resurgence of preventable disease is not a law of nature — it's literally a choice we, as a society, are making.

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They practiced a way of living according to the laws of nature as much as possible.

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“A leader,” he insisted, “is the bravest man. This is a law of nature.”

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Weird stuff is happening that can’t be explained by the laws of nature, in which case our planet might be in store for a global meltdown full of crazy lava explosions and plagues of frogs.

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Trump's privilege is a social construct, not a law of nature.

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