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lex non scripta
The unwritten law.

This phrase refers to what is known as common law, the body of law derived in the English tradition from precedent without the formality of statutes and regulations, but nevertheless binding. Lex scripta, refers to the body of written, or statutory, law.

This entry is located in the following units: Latin Proverbs, Mottoes, Phrases, and Words: Group L (page 2) scrib-, script-, -scribe, -scription, -scriptive (page 3)