universal law

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“The Securities and Exchange Commission is not a universal law enforcement agency,” an agency spokesperson wrote Barron’s.

From Barron's • Jan. 20, 2026

“There is nothing in current universal law that prohibits a transsexual from being a witness to a wedding,” the document states.

From Washington Times • Nov. 9, 2023

But there is no universal law of boring numbers, and the status of 20,067 can change.

From Scientific American • Mar. 3, 2023

Notice that we can arrive at the same imperative from either the universal law formulation or the humanity formulation.

From Textbooks • Jun. 15, 2022

You can appeal, as above, to the written or universal law in support or against a given contract.

From "Words Like Loaded Pistols" by Sam Leith