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Unwritten laws

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such laws as have been handed down by tradition or in song. Such were the laws of the early nations of Europe.

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By all the unwritten laws of savage warfare it is always the redskin who attacks, and with the wiliness of his race he does it just before the dawn, at which time he knows the courage of the whites to be at its lowest ebb.
The Adventures of Peter Pan by Barrie, James Matthew View in context
It had its unwritten laws, and they were as clearly defined and as strict as any that could be found among the printed statues of the land.
Pudd'n'head Wilson by Twain, Mark View in context
There are written laws -- they perish; but there are also unwritten laws -- THEY are eternal.
A Connecticut Yankee by Twain, Mark View in context
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