HyperDic: law_of_the_land

English > 1 sense of the expression law of the land:
NOUNgrouplaw of the landa phrase used in the Magna Carta to refer to the then established law of the kingdom (as distinct from Roman or civil law)
English > law of the land: 1 sense > noun 1, group
MeaningA 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.
Example"the United States Constitution declares itself to be 'the supreme law of the land'"
Categorylaw, jurisprudenceThe collection of rules imposed by authority
Broaderlaw, jurisprudenceThe collection of rules imposed by authority

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