law of the land
noun
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Sense 1 noun
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
the United States Constitution declares itself to be `the supreme law of the land'
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- law hypernym
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- law domain topic
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