positive law
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of positive law
Middle English word dating back to 1350–1400
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"Natural" means without the enforcement of positive law, man-made law.
From New York Times ● Jan. 12, 2015
“Freedom Riders” implicitly and ably conveys the powerlessness of positive law in the face of a toxic cultural emotionalism.
From New York Times ● May 15, 2011
If valid, they place all persons within their reach under the obligation of positive law, binding equally those who assent and those who do not assent.
From Time Magazine Archive
It is liberty defined, regulated and protected by positive law of the State or recognized as existing under customary law.”—Cyclopedia of American Government, Vol.
From The Short Constitution by Russell, William F.
The penal sanctions of positive law have a gross materialism about them corresponding to the definite concreteness of the actions with which positive law deals.
From Morals and the Evolution of Man by Nordau, Max Simon
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