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unwritten law

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unwritten law
n
1. (Law) the law based upon custom, usage, and judicial decisions, as distinguished from the enactments of a legislature, orders or decrees in writing, etc.
2. the. the tradition that a person may avenge any insult to family integrity, as used to justify criminal acts of vengeance
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Noun1.unwritten lawunwritten law - law based on customary behavior      
practice, pattern - a customary way of operation or behavior; "it is their practice to give annual raises"; "they changed their dietary pattern"
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unwritten law
n (Jur, fig) → ungeschriebenes Gesetz


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More than ever was Boris resolved to serve in future not according to the written code, but under this unwritten law.
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I recognize your right to make explorations as well as ourselves, and I presume you have not fallen so low that you will not recognize the unwritten law in a case of this kind--the law which says the right of discovery belongs to the one who first makes it.
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