Term: higher law: a principle that takes precedent over the laws of society
Candidate hypernym: direction: a message describing how something is to be done → 1
Candidate hypernym: devil: a word used in exclamations of confusion → 0
Candidate hypernym: thorn: a Germanic character of runic origin → 0
Candidate hypernym: consort: the husband or wife of a reigning monarch → 0
Candidate hypernym: signer: someone who signs and is bound by a document → 0
Candidate hypernym: submaxillary gland: a salivary gland inside the lower jaw on either side that produces most of the nocturnal saliva; discharges saliva into the mouth under the tongue → 0
Candidate hypernym: squatter: someone who settles on land without right or title → 0
Candidate hypernym: wallflower: perennial of southern Europe having clusters of fragrant flowers of all colors especially yellow and orange; often naturalized on old walls or cliffs; sometimes placed in genus Erysimum → 0
Candidate hypernym: express: public transport consisting of a fast train or bus that makes only a few scheduled stops → 0
Candidate hypernym: holdout: a refusal by a negotiator to come to terms in the hope of obtaining a better deal → 0
Candidate hypernym: ranvier's nodes: small gaps in the myelin sheath of medullated axons → 0