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Heteronomy
Webster's Dictionary
(1):
(n.) A term applied by Kant to those laws which are imposed on us from without, or the violence done to us by our passions, wants, or desires.
(2):
(n.) Subordination or subjection to the law of another; political subjection of a community or state; - opposed to autonomy.
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Webster, Noah. Entry for 'Heteronomy'. Noah Webster's American Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/dictionaries/eng/web/h/heteronomy.html. 1828.