positive law

positive law — pos·i·tive law n: law established or recognized by governmental authority compare natural law Merriam Webster’s Dictionary of Law. Merriam Webster. 1996. positive law …   Law dictionary

Positive law — is a legal term that is sometimes understood to have more than one meaning. But in the strictest sense, it is law made by human beings, that is, Law actually and specifically enacted or adopted by proper authority for the government of an… …   Wikipedia

Positive law — Positive Pos i*tive, a. [OE. positif, F. positif, L. positivus. See {Position}.] 1. Having a real position, existence, or energy; existing in fact; real; actual; opposed to negative. Positive good. Bacon. [1913 Webster] 2. Derived from an object… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

Positive 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

positive law — positive law/positive theology …   Philosophy dictionary

positive law — noun Law explicitly made, as compared to natural law, prescribed by express enactment or institution. We know that generally in all commonwealths, the execution of corporal punishments, was either put upon the guards, or other soldiers of the… …   Wiktionary

positive law — customary law or law enacted by governmental authority (as distinguished from natural law). [1350 1400; ME] * * * …   Universalium

positive law — noun Date: 14th century law established or recognized by governmental authority compare natural law …   New Collegiate Dictionary

positive law — noun 1. : the aggregate of legal precepts established or recognized by the authority of the state as contrasted with natural law or a body of ideal precepts 2. : religious laws revealed by God (as the early Jewish law) …   Useful english dictionary

positive law — body of laws which is legislated by the government …   English contemporary dictionary

positive law — The rules of conduct established by tacit acquiescence or by the legislature, and which derive their force and authority from such acquiescence or enactment, and not because they are the dictates of natural justice, and as such, of universal… …   Ballentine's law dictionary