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
There a man is not held blameless, simply because he has never transgressed a positive law, never come into conflict with the powers of justice.
From Morals and the Evolution of Man by Nordau, Max Simon
Fictions form one of the agencies by which, in progressive societies, positive law is brought into harmony with public opinion.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 10, Slice 3 "Fenton, Edward" to "Finistere" by Various
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