| 单词 | unwritten law |
| 释义 | unwritten lawSEE SYNONYMS FOR unwritten law ON THESAURUS.COM nouna law that rests for its authority on custom, judicial decision, etc., as distinguished from law originating in written command, statute, or decree. the unwritten law, the supposed principle of the right of the individual to avenge wrongs against personal or family honor, especially in cases involving relations between the sexes: sometimes urged in justification of persons guilty of criminal acts of vengeance. Origin of unwritten lawFirst recorded in 1635–45 Words nearby unwritten lawunwrap, unwreathe, unwrinkle, unwritten, unwritten constitution, unwritten law, unyielding, unyoke, unzip, unzipped, UO Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for unwritten law
British Dictionary definitions for unwritten lawunwritten law nounthe law based upon custom, usage, and judicial decisions, as distinguished from the enactments of a legislature, orders or decrees in writing, etc the unwritten law the tradition that a person may avenge any insult to family integrity, as used to justify criminal acts of vengeance Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Idioms and Phrases with unwritten lawunwritten law An accepted although informal rule of behavior, as in It's an unwritten law that you lock the gate when you leave the swimming pool. [Mid-1400s] The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. |
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