LAW OF THE LAND

Pronunciation (US):

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 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

A phrase used in the Magna Carta to refer to the then established law of the kingdom (as distinct from Roman or civil law); today it refers to fundamental principles of justice commensurate with due process

Example:

the United States Constitution declares itself to be 'the supreme law of the land'

Classified under:

Nouns denoting groupings of people or objects

Hypernyms ("law of the land" is a kind of...):

jurisprudence; law (the collection of rules imposed by authority)

Domain category:

jurisprudence; law (the collection of rules imposed by authority)

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