moral law

noun

: a general rule of right living
especially : such a rule or group of rules conceived as universal and unchanging and as having the sanction of God's will, of conscience, of man's moral nature, or of natural justice as revealed to human reason
the basic protection of rights is the moral law based on man's dignity Time

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“Moral law.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/moral%20law. Accessed 28 Nov. 2024.

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