Law
| Reference/Meaning | Formula | |
|---|---|---|
| #1 | A rule introduced to ensure that all in a social group know and obey those rules that are essential to maintain a stable social order. Syn: regulation, edict, statute, canon, ordinance. |
PH"6-L6 |
| #2 | A rule, determined by the law, which constrains the enforcement of rules and which assumes the need for the social control of social control via legalized coercion. | sPH"6-G16 |
| #3 | See: the law (below) | sPH"6-G52 |
| #4 | The characteristic rule of a governance system. | PH"4-L6 |
| #5 | : academic discipline, body of knowledge and profession dealing primarily with making and applying laws and the working of courts of justice. |
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| #6 | : regularities in nature revealed by empirical inquiry. | PH'2-L2 |
| #7 | See: rule of law. | PH'6C-φ2 |
The Law
| Reference/Meaning | Formula | |
|---|---|---|
| #1 | The ethical frame of reference that enables judgements of individual conduct which define what, at present, must be taken as right. | sPH"6-G52 |
| #2 | Primal authority for laws in a society. | sPH"6-G16 |
Glossary Index
Last updated: 15-Jan-2014