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
Pasqualina-Italian
Elda-Italian
Nazli-Arabic
Ragnarr-Ancient Scandinavian
Erazem-Slovene
FranjoFRAH-nyoCroatian, Serbian