
What Does “unwritten law” mean?
Definition:
The phrase unwritten law refers to an accepted rule in spite of its informality.
Example(s)
It’s an unwritten law to take your hat off during the national anthem.
This idiom is in the law category.
  
The phrase unwritten law refers to an accepted rule in spite of its informality.
It’s an unwritten law to take your hat off during the national anthem.
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