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natural law

system of law that is purportedly determined by nature, and is thus universal
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natural law
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natural law

Summary

natural law ranks in the top 1% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (3,037 views/month).[1]

Key Facts

  • natural law is a type of law[2].
  • natural law is part of Q24879313[3].
  • natural law's said to be the same as is recorded as Q25481959[4].
  • natural law is the opposite of positive law[5].
  • natural law's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Natural law[6].
  • natural law's described by source is recorded as Meyers Konversations-Lexikon, 4th edition (1885–1890)[7].
  • natural law's partially coincident with is recorded as principle[8].
  • natural law's different from is recorded as scientific law[9].
  • natural law's on focus list of Wikimedia project is recorded as WikiProject Human rights[10].

Body

Definition and Type

natural law is a type of law[2]. It is the opposite of positive law[5].

Use and Application

natural law is part of Q24879313[3].

Why It Matters

natural law ranks in the top 1% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (3,037 views/month).[1] It has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[11] It is known by 72 alternative names across languages and contexts.[12]

Related Entities

law

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Direct Wikidata claims

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Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [11] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [12] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 13d ago · Twofivesixbot bot · 2026-05-19 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Different from → scientific law
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    Subclass of → law
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    + 10 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-update-qualifiers:1||1|5 */ [[Property:P2347]]: 10928, mv to monolingual text names on YSO statements"
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