lex scripta

[ leks skrip-tuh ]

noun

, Law.

1. written law; statute law.

lex scripta

noun

1. the written law; statute law

Word History and Origins

Origin of lex scripta¹

From Latin lēx scrīpta

Word History and Origins

Origin of lex scripta¹

from Latin

Example Sentences

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

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The "lex scripta," or written law of Masonry, is derived from a variety of sources, and was framed at different periods.

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Mr. Justice Grayley was almost unrivalled in his knowledge of the details of the law; his governing maxim being ita lex scripta.

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It is the court that keeps the statute-books, and interprets and applies the law, whether the lex scripta or the lex non scripta.

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