written law
Example Sentences
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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
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
"It's a poorly written law and there are a lot of ambiguities, but there are a lot of good things in it," said Susan Brennan, chief executive of Second Line Stages in New Orleans.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 8, 2015
Because there’s no written law, insider trading has been pursued under anti-fraud statutes.
From New York Times ● Dec. 19, 2014
The laws by which the decisions were regulated were supposed to live in the breasts of the magistrates themselves; nor was there any written law during the flourishing times of Sparta.
From The History and Antiquities of the Doric Race, Vol. 2 of 2 by Müller, Karl Otfried
