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
FarleyFAHR-leeEnglish (Rare)
Bennie['beni]
Hildefons-Ancient Germanic
CupidKYOO-pəd (English)Roman Mythology
Corona[kə'rəunə]
Kianoush-Persian