customary
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"Payback" is term for traditional punishment under Aboriginal customary law in Central Australia – usually carried out by elders to try and achieve harmony between Indigenous families and groups.
From BBC • May 2, 2026
Law enforcement came aboard the ship while it was docked at Catalina Island on Monday to “collect information,” Leonardi said, a process that she called customary.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 28, 2026
The emergency docket is different from the court’s merits docket, which is the customary path for cases to reach the Supreme Court.
From Salon • Apr. 25, 2026
It offers the customary plain benches inside, but other interior features, like an iron stove, sit outside.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 4, 2026
As was customary, high priests subjected this choice to a divination.
From "1491" by Charles C. Mann
Vocabulary lists containing customary
"The Book Thief" by Markus Zusak, Part Six
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