red letter law
Word Rarity
Uncommon
Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.71 in modern English
16
Scrabble Score
12
Letters
2
Syllables
7
Unique Chars
Meaning
noun
A law that is a large-scale attempt by a government to regulate business in the interest of society at large.
Example Sentences
- "Considerable discussion was carried on with reference to the red letter law relating to the sale of stallions within the state."
- "Palmer explores this idea through well-established "black-letter" law (such as employment, taxation, and commercial law) and the less established "red-letter" law (such as human rights, indigenous peoples' rights, and constitutional design)."
- "And before we start, I think we are in an almost corporate crime wave. There is nobody that wants to get on top of some of the criminal activity that has been going on the last, past number of years than I do. But the advantages and the below-the-radar activity that the Department can engage in is pretty clear. You can write this in red letter law all you want."
- "What is perhaps more troubling is that this particular issue of nonparty disclosure is the tip of the iceberg in terms of the uncertainty under which New York lawyers practice with respect to areas that should be "red letter law.""
- "The overall sentiment that prevailed throughout the passage of the Bill was that there was no place for "pontificating about red letter law""
- "This will elevate code provisions to red letter law that can be enforced not only by regulatory authorities but also by shareholders and other stakeholders in the corporate enterprise."