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unwritten law
unwritten law
An accepted although informal rule of behavior, as in It's an unwritten law that you lock the gate when you leave the swimming pool. [Mid-1400s]
Common Names:
Name | Gender | Pronounced | Usage |
Marvyn | | MAHR-vin | English (Rare) |
Iona | | [ai'əunə] | |
Anthea | | AN-thee-ə (English) | Greek Mythology (Latinized) |
Amin | | - | Arabic, Persian, Urdu |
AÑUli | | - | Western African, Igbo |
Yehoshafat | | - | Biblical Hebrew |