e/Legal moralism

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has gloss	eng: Legal moralism is the theory of jurisprudence which holds that laws may be used to prohibit or require behavior based on whether or not societys collective moral judgment is that it is immoral or moral. Legal moralism implies that it is permissible for the state to use its coercive power to enforce societys collective morality.
lexicalization	eng: Legal moralism
instance of	c/Theories of law