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legal positivism

Noun

Meaning

legal positivism (countable and uncountable, plural legal positivisms)

(law) A school of thought in jurisprudence in which the law is seen as separated from moral values, i.e. the law is posited by lawmakers (humans).

Source: en.wiktionary.org

Examples

Legal positivism is the dominant theory, although there are a growing number of critics who offer their own interpretations. Source: Internet

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