Is there a noun that is like "law" except that it cannot, under any circumstances ever, be broken?

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Like the title says, I'm just wondering if there is a noun whose meaning is similar to that of a law, except that it necessarily can never be broken, undermined, or in any way skirted.
The closest I've come up with is "immutable" but that's an adjective, and I was hoping for a noun.  Everything else that I've come up with seems closer to vague approximations that are divine in nature, like "infinite." Any ideas?

Anton · Accepted Answer

An absolute may fit your specification.
Among its many (about a dozen) definitions I select

having no restriction, exception, or qualification.
“an absolute requirement”
and
: Positive, unquestionable

Merriam Webster

The Photon · Answer

I don't have a noun for you, but,

The closest I've come up with is "immutable" but that's an adjective,

I'd go with inviolable, meaning a law that can't be violated.
Immutable means the law never changes, but doesn't have the implication you asked for of a law that can't be broken.

Is there a noun that is like "law" except that it cannot, under any circumstances ever, be broken?

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