Full Idea
The contenders for the logical form of a law statement are 1) a universally quantified conditional, 2) a second-order relation between first-order universals, 3) a functional equivalence, and 4) a dispositional characteristic of a natural kind.
Gist of Idea
There are four candidates for the logical form of law statements
Source
Stephen Mumford (Laws in Nature [2004], 10.3)
Book Reference
Mumford,Stephen: 'Laws in Nature' [Routledge 2006], p.164