law of the jungle (English, noun)
expansion: law of the jungle
Senses:
glosses: Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see law, jungle.
glosses: A putative law dictating that one serves one's own interest to the extent that one can, in any situation where legal authority is absent or generally ignored; self-interested behaviour that emerges in the absence of law; lawlessness.
tags: figuratively
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