WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026
law′ of the jun′gle, 
  1. a system or mode of action in which the strongest survive, presumably as animals in nature or as human beings whose activity is not regulated by the laws or ethics of civilization.
  • 1890–95

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
law of the jungle
  1. a state of ruthless competition or self-interest

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