law of the land
Word Rarity
Common
Frequency: Zipf frequency 5.02 in modern English
22
Scrabble Score
12
Letters
2
Syllables
10
Unique Chars
Meaning
noun
A particular law or the complete set of laws currently in effect within a jurisdiction, especially with emphasis on the official and authoritative nature of such law.
Example Sentences
- "Besides it must be remembered that precedents in some cases will not excuse a judge, even where they are according to the undoubted law of the land."
- "Hackney-coaches are part and parcel of the law of the land; they were settled by the Legislature; plated and numbered by the wisdom of Parliament."
- "He confessed that neither he nor any citizen had a right to consult his own feelings or conscience in a case where a law of the land had been violated before his own eyes."
- "I am on the side of the established authorities. I am in the cast-iron position of the man who falls into line with the law of the land."
- ""I'm dressed as a woman, but I am still technically a man. I believe that to comply with the law of the land I ought to continue to use the Gents', but in order not to look out place I intend to use the Ladies' from now on. I trust none of you will grass on me...""
- ""A lot of other people don’t like it. But what’s law is law and you abide by the law of the land.""