adj. 1. Of or relating to lawmaking; legislative. 2. Of or relating to the study or discovery of general laws, as of nature or of human behavior. [Greek nomothetikos : nomos, law; see nem- in the Appendix of Indo-European roots + thetikos, thetic; see THETIC.] nom·o·theti·cal·ly adv. |
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