noun
1. : the aggregate of legal precepts established or recognized by the authority of the state as contrasted with natural law or a body of ideal precepts
2. : religious laws revealed by God (as the early Jewish law)
noun
1. : the aggregate of legal precepts established or recognized by the authority of the state as contrasted with natural law or a body of ideal precepts
2. : religious laws revealed by God (as the early Jewish law)
Webster's New International English Dictionary. Новый международный словарь английского языка Webster. 2012