unwritten law

Main Entry:
unwritten law []
Part of Speech: noun
Definition: law based on customs or traditions
Synonyms: custom, law of the land, oral code, tradition
Main Entry: custom
Part of Speech: noun
Definition: ritual, traditional action
Synonyms: attitude, canon, ceremony, character, convention, conventionalism, customariness, design, dictates, established way, etiquette, fashion, folkways, form, formality, inheritence, manner, matter of course, method, mode, mold, mores, observance, observation, pattern, performance, policy, practice, praxis, precedent, precept, rite, routine, rule, second nature, style, system, taste, type, unwritten law, unwritten rule, usage, use, vogue, way
Notes: costume and custom were actually two forms of the same Latin root consuetudinem 'habit, custom,' with costume first meaning 'manners and customs belonging to a particular time and place'
Antonyms: departure, deviation
Main Entry: tradition
Part of Speech: noun
Definition: established practice
Synonyms: attitude, belief, birthright, conclusion, convention, culture, custom, customs, ethic, ethics, fable, folklore, form, habit, heritage, idea, inheritance, institution, law, legend, lore, mores, myth, mythology, mythos, opinion, practice, praxis, ritual, unwritten law, usage, wisdom
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