giusnaturalismo

Italian

Etymology

From Latin iūs nātūrāle (“natural law”) +‎ -ismo (“-ism”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /d͡ʒu.zna.tu.raˈli.zmo/
• Rhymes: -izmo
• Hyphenation: giu‧sna‧tu‧ra‧lì‧smo

Noun

giusnaturalismo m (plural giusnaturalismi)

1. natural law, specifically:
2. (philosophy) an ethical theory that posits the existence of a law whose content is set by nature and that therefore has validity everywhere
3. (law) a generally accepted concept of the philosophical system of legal and moral principles purportedly deriving from a of natural or divine justice and not from a position of positive law but of ideas of right and wrong

Derived terms

• giusnaturalista

Related terms

• giusnaturalistico