Dictionary from West's Encyclopedia of American Law. 2005.
Short Dictionary of (mostly American) Legal Terms and Abbreviations.
Moral law — Law Law (l[add]), n. [OE. lawe, laghe, AS. lagu, from the root of E. lie: akin to OS. lag, Icel. l[ o]g, Sw. lag, Dan. lov; cf. L. lex, E. legal. A law is that which is laid, set, or fixed; like statute, fr. L. statuere to make to stand. See… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
moral law — The law, in a very broad sense of the term law, of conscience. Judge Dillon, in his Commentary on the Laws and Jurisprudence of England and America, says: Not less wondrous than the revelations of the starry heavens, and much more important, and… … Ballentine's law dictionary
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… … Useful english dictionary
moral law — Some theories of ethics see the subject in terms of a number of laws (as in the Ten Commandments). The status of these laws may be that they are the edicts of a divine lawmaker, or that they are truths of reason, knowable a priori . Other… … Philosophy dictionary
moral law — See law, moral … Glossary of theological terms
moral law — noun (in some systems of ethics) an absolute principle defining the criteria of right action … English new terms dictionary
moral law — Моральный закон … Вестминстерский словарь теологических терминов
moral turpitude — moral tur·pi·tude / tər pə ˌtüd, ˌtyüd/ n 1: an act or behavior that gravely violates the sentiment or accepted standard of the community 2: a quality of dishonesty or other immorality that is determined by a court to be present in the commission … Law dictionary
moral certainty — mor·al cer·tain·ty n: a state of subjective certainty leaving no real doubt about a matter (as a defendant s guilt): certainty beyond a reasonable doubt Merriam Webster’s Dictionary of Law. Merriam Webster. 1996. moral certainty … Law dictionary
moral relativism — The philosophized notion that right and wrong are not absolute values, but are personalized according to the individual and his or her circumstances or cultural orientation. It can be used positively to effect change in the law (e.g., promoting… … Law dictionary
