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HIGHER LAW
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Dictionary entry overview: What does higher law mean?
• HIGHER LAW (noun)
The noun HIGHER LAW has 1 sense:
1. a principle that takes precedent over the laws of society
Familiarity information: HIGHER LAW used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
A principle that takes precedent over the laws of society
Classified under:
Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents
Hypernyms ("higher law" is a kind of...):
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