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UNWRITTEN LAW
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Dictionary entry overview: What does unwritten law mean?
• UNWRITTEN LAW (noun)
The noun UNWRITTEN LAW has 1 sense:
1. law based on customary behavior
Familiarity information: UNWRITTEN LAW used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Law based on customary behavior
Classified under:
Nouns denoting acts or actions
Hypernyms ("unwritten law" is a kind of...):
pattern; practice (a customary way of operation or behavior)
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