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
Arrow['ærəu]
Pippin (2)PIP-in (English)Literature
CindySIN-deeEnglish
Iskra-Bulgarian, Macedonian, Croatian, Serbian
Ognjan-Croatian, Serbian
Salvadorsahl-bah-DHORSpanish