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law of the land

NOUN
  1. 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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  • They are expected to ensure that everyone complies with the law of the land and behaves appropriately.
  • The 8th section declares "that no freeman shall be imprisoned or disseized of his freehold," etc., but by the judgment of his peers or the law of the land. History of Woman Suffrage, Volume II
  • The promises made by Freemasons bind them to uphold the law of the land in which they are currently residing. Times, Sunday Times
  • No freeman shall be taken or imprisoned, or disseized, or outlawed, or banished, or any ways destroyed, nor will we pass upon him, nor will we send upon him, unless by the lawful judgment of his peers, or by the law of the land. The Making of Arguments
  • The law of the land has generally been that compatibility is legal, even if it undermines your profitability -- making a product does not create a monopoly over everything that your customers might do with that product. Boing Boing
  • But those horrible laws are still the law of the land because there is absolutely no leadership on the issue.
  • What the court has done and has to do is to act in accordance with the law of the land. Times, Sunday Times
  • Should Christianity become the law of the land in order to motivate our somnambular children? Heidi Ewing and Rachel Grady: Attention Campers: Get Dirty For God!
  • The promises made by Freemasons bind them to uphold the law of the land in which they are currently residing. Times, Sunday Times
  • In matters where we interact with society, we must agree to put the law of the land first, and not be guided by religious edicts or interpretations.
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