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
Damayanti-Hinduism
Satish-Indian, Hindi, Marathi, Kannada, Telugu
Linn[lin]
Vann[væn]
Lyubochka-Russian, Ukrainian
Gauri-Hinduism, Indian, Hindi, Marathi