definitions

lex non scripta

[ leks-non skrip-tuh, nohn ]
/ ˈlɛks nɒn ˈskrɪp tə, noʊn /

noun Law.

unwritten law; common law.

RELATED CONTENT

What It Really Means To Call A Woman HystericalIs hysterical a gendered insult? Lexicographer Kory Stamper explains the usage of the word both in present day and in the past with some cold hard facts.
READ MORE
The Dictionary Is Political: The Complication With CollusionAsk anyone what the political byword of our moment is and they will likely say collusion.
READ MORE

Nearby words

lewiston, lewisville, lewy bodies, lex, lex loci, lex non scripta, lex scripta, lex talionis, lex., lexan, lexell

Origin of lex non scripta

From the Latin word lēx nōn scrīpta
Dictionary.com Unabridged Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2019

British Dictionary definitions for lex non scripta

lex non scripta

/ (nɒn ˈskrɪptə) /

noun

the unwritten law; common law

Word Origin for lex non scripta

from Latin
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012