natural law
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Finnis is a proponent of “natural law,” described in the Catholic catechism as “the original moral sense which enables man to discern by reason the good and the evil.”
From Seattle Times
And like Roe, they imposed a secular view of liberty in opposition to the “natural law” theology espoused by many conservative Christians.
From Washington Post
Even when LuPone is just shimmying along with the ensemble, her magnetism is as incontrovertible as a natural law.
From Los Angeles Times
This may cost you dearly in your relationship with your mother; your actions will have consequences, too, since that bit of natural law doesn’t spare people who act in good faith.
From Washington Post
Chelsea have shown a remarkable ability to defy the game's natural laws, thriving amid what the outside world deemed as chaos, buffeted by the sort of turbulence usually associated with crisis.
From BBC
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
