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oral law

oral law noun: a code of conduct in use in a given culture, religion or community, by which a body of rules of human behavior is transmitted by oral tradition and effectively respected.

Noun

oral law (countable and uncountable, plural oral laws)

  1. A code of conduct in use in a given culture, religion or community, by which a body of rules of human behavior is transmitted by oral tradition and effectively respected.

Forms of oral law

pluraloral laws

Questions about oral law

What does oral law mean?
Oral law means a code of conduct in use in a given culture, religion or community, by which a body of rules of human behavior is transmitted by oral tradition and effectively respected.
What part of speech is oral law?
Oral law is a noun.
What is the plural of oral law?
The plural of oral law is oral laws.

Words near oral law in the dictionary

  1. oral gratification
  2. oral gratifications
  3. oral histories
  4. oral history
  5. oral hygiene
  6. oral law
  7. oral laws
  8. oral lore
  9. oral lores
  10. oral mite anaphylaxis
  11. oral mucositis

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