written law

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That’s a paradox crime fiction has a unique opportunity to explore by posing questions through storytelling about the contrast between written law and ethical justice.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 19, 2024

But the court was told there were differences between the written law and the guidance from the secretary of state for the interpretation of that law.

From BBC • Oct. 20, 2023

Despite its name, the 60-day rule is a general principle rather than a written law or regulation.

From New York Times • Sep. 4, 2022

Justice demands to be immediate and unconditional, and it can be neither of those things; justice depends on written law, but is in contradiction with it.

From The New Yorker • Aug. 25, 2018

The Kongelov has the highly dubious honour of being the one written law in the civilized world which fearlessly carries out absolutism to the last consequences.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 8, Slice 2 "Demijohn" to "Destructor" by Various