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black letter law

black letter law is the alternative spelling of black-letter law.

Meaning of black-letter law

Noun

black-letter law (uncountable)

  1. The law as a set of specific concrete rules set down by longstanding precedents.

Questions about black letter law

What is black letter law the alternative spelling of?
Black letter law is the alternative spelling of black-letter law.

Words near black letter law in the dictionary

  1. black lemur
  2. black lemurs
  3. black letter
  4. black letter day
  5. black letter days
  6. black letter law
  7. black letters
  8. black liberation
  9. black licorice
  10. black licorices
  11. black lie

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