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legal positivism

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

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).

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: countable, uncountable

Topics: law

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  • Chinese Mandarin: 法律實證主義 /法律实证主义 (fǎlǜ shízhèngzhǔyì) — legal school of thought in jurisprudence
  • Chinese Mandarin: 法實證主義 /法实证主义 (fǎshízhèngzhǔyì) — legal school of thought in jurisprudence
  • Chinese Mandarin: 實證法學 /实证法学 (shízhèng fǎxué) — legal school of thought in jurisprudence
  • Chinese Mandarin: 法實證論 /法实证论 (fǎshízhènglùn) — legal school of thought in jurisprudence
  • Finnish: oikeudellinen positivismi — legal school of thought in jurisprudence
  • French: positivisme juridique — legal school of thought in jurisprudence
  • Greek: νομικός θετικισμός (nomikós thetikismós) — legal school of thought in jurisprudence
  • Polish: pozytywizm prawniczy — legal school of thought in jurisprudence
  • Portuguese: positivismo — legal school of thought in jurisprudence
  • Spanish: iuspositivismo — legal school of thought in jurisprudence
  • Spanish: positivismo jurídico — legal school of thought in jurisprudence
  • Vietnamese: thuyết pháp luật thực chứng — legal school of thought in jurisprudence