lex non scripta
Americannoun
noun
Etymology
Origin of lex non scripta
From Latin lēx nōn scrīpta
Example Sentences
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Little difficulty, however, is there experienced from the want of written laws, the lex non scripta of every parish or county being perfectly understood where it is in force.
From The Canadian Curler's Manual by
Whenever it was possible, they applied their own lex non scripta in preference to acting upon the Spanish Code.
From The Philippine Islands by John Foreman
The common law is the law of England, the unwritten law of England, the lex non scripta.
From A Report of the Debates and Proceedings in the Secret Sessions of the Conference Convention For Proposing Amendments to the Constitution of the United States, Held at Washington, D.C., in February, A.D. 1861 by L. E. (Lucius Eugene) Chittenden
If anybody asks me, "Is this well done?" expecting me to enter on the discussion of the lex non scripta, I shall reply that this is not my trade.
From A History of the French Novel, Vol. 2 To the Close of the 19th Century by George Saintsbury
Blackstone divides the civil law of England into lex scripta or statute law, and lex non scripta or common law.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 6, Slice 7 "Columbus" to "Condottiere" by Various
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