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
DebbiDEB-eeEnglish
Janus-Roman Mythology
Adellaə-DEL-əEnglish
Esthiru-Old Church Slavic
Tabeatah-BE-ahGerman
StaŠA-Serbian, Slovene, Croatian