black-letter law

English

Noun

black-letter law (uncountable)

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

Translations

law as a set of rules

• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 黑體字法／黑体字法 (hēitǐzìfǎ)

• Finnish: vakiintunut lainsäädäntö, vakiintunut laki
• French: please add this translation if you can

See also

• letter of the law
• spirit of the law