black-letter law

English

Noun

black-letter law (uncountable)

(law) The law as a set of specific concrete rules set down by longstanding precedents.

Translations

law as a set of rules

Chinese:
Mandarin: 黑體字法／黑体字法 (hēitǐzìfǎ)
Finnish: vakiintunut lainsäädäntö, vakiintunut laki
French: please add this translation if you can

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