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
MarvynMAHR-vinEnglish (Rare)
Iona[ai'əunə]
AntheaAN-thee-ə (English)Greek Mythology (Latinized)
Amin-Arabic, Persian, Urdu
AÑUli-Western African, Igbo
Yehoshafat-Biblical Hebrew