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fundamental law

noun

  1. the organic law of a state, especially its constitution.


fundamental law

noun

  1. the law determining the constitution of the government of a state; organic law
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Word History and Origins

Origin of fundamental law1

First recorded in 1910–15
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The fundamental law of motion of cybernetics is that if you have a control system, it has to have at least as much complexity as the thing it's trying to control.

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In fact, they would have contained the maximum amount of any type of charge allowed for a black hole, according to the fundamental laws of physics.

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A similar attempt to change the fundamental law failed in 2019 because turnout was below a required 50% of registered voters to be valid.

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“A constitution is in fact a fundamental law or basis of government, and falls strictly within the definition of law as given by Mr. Justice Blackstone,” Story writes.

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All that changed in the 1850s, when scientists uncovered a fundamental law of physics with terrifying implications.

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