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Lawgiving — Law giv ing, a. Enacting laws; legislative. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
lawgiving — n. act of making laws, legislation adj. legislative, of lawmaking … English contemporary dictionary
lawgiving — lawˈgiving adjective • • • Main Entry: ↑law … Useful english dictionary
lawgiver — lawgiving, n., adj. /law giv euhr/, n. a person who promulgates a law or a code of laws. [1350 1400; ME lawe givere. See LAW1, GIVER] * * * … Universalium
James Harrington — James Harrington. Ölgemälde eines unbekannten Künstlers (um 1635) James Harrington (* 3. Januar 1611 in Upton, Northamptonshire; † 11. September 1677 in Westminster) war ein englischer Philosoph. In einigen Quellen wird der 7. Januar 1611 als… … Deutsch Wikipedia
The Commonwealth of Oceana — James Harrington. Ölgemälde eines unbekannten Künstlers (um 1635) James Harrington (* 3. Januar 1611 in Upton, Northamptonshire; † 11. September 1677 in Westminster) war ein englischer Philosoph. Harringtons Hauptwerk The Comm … Deutsch Wikipedia
Law — • By law in the widest sense is understood that exact guide, rule, or authoritative standard by which a being is moved to action or held back from it Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin Knight. 2006. Law Law … Catholic encyclopedia
Plato: ethics and politics — A.W.Price I Plato followed his teacher Socrates into ethics by way of a question that remained central in Greek thought: what is the relation between the virtues or excellences (aretai) of character, and happiness (eudaimonia)?1 Both concepts… … History of philosophy
nomothetic — (adj.) lawgiving, legislative; based on law, 1650s, from Gk. nomothetikos relating to legislation, legislative, from nomothetes lawgiving, from nomos usage, custom, law (see NUMISMATICS (Cf. numismatics)) + thetes one who puts, places, or… … Etymology dictionary
lawgiver — /ˈlɔgɪvə/ (say lawgivuh) noun someone who gives or promulgates a law or a code of laws. –lawgiving, noun –lawgiving, adjective …
