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]
See also: law

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
Ksenija-Serbian, Croatian, Macedonian, Slovene
Lay[lei]
Lochlann-Irish
Sethunya-Southern African, Tswana
FranklinFRANGK-linEnglish
BrittneyBRIT-neeEnglish (Modern)