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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 behaviorplay

  Familiarity information: UNWRITTEN LAW used as a noun is very rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


UNWRITTEN LAW (noun)


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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