Usually means: Supreme principles guiding legal systems.
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  1. higher law: Merriam-Webster
  2. higher law: Oxford Learner's Dictionaries
  3. higher law: American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language
  4. higher law: Vocabulary.com
  5. higher law: Infoplease Dictionary
  6. higher law: Dictionary.com
  7. higher law: Rhymezone
  8. higher law: FreeDictionary.org
  9. higher law: Mnemonic Dictionary
  10. higher law: TheFreeDictionary.com

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noun:  a principle that takes precedent over the laws of society

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