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English noun: law of the land | |||
| 1. | law of the land (group) 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 | ||
| Samples | The United States Constitution declares itself to be `the supreme law of the land'. | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | jurisprudence, law | ||
| Domain category | jurisprudence, law | ||
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