lex non scripta

[ leks non skrip-tuh, nohn ]

noun

, Law.

1. unwritten law; common law.

lex non scripta

/ nɒn ˈskrɪptə /

noun

1. the unwritten law; common law

Word History and Origins

Origin of lex non scripta¹

From Latin lēx nōn scrīpta

Word History and Origins

Origin of lex non scripta¹

from Latin

Example Sentences

The common law is the law of England, the unwritten law of England, the lex non scripta.

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Blackstone divides the civil law of England into lex scripta or statute law, and lex non scripta or common law.

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My brother, therefore, obeyed the lex non scripta with as little delay as possible.

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Whenever it was possible, they applied their own lex non scripta in preference to acting upon the Spanish Code.

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But no such statute existing, he must have referred to the common law in the sense of a lex non scripta.

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