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A rule that is understood to apply but does not exist in written form.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: unwritten rule
Antonyms: none provided
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Across languages
Translations
26 source translations are retained for this English entry.
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Arabic:
قاعدة غير مكتوب
— rule that is understood but does not exist in written form
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Armenian:
չգրված օրենք
(čʻgrvac ōrenkʻ)
— rule that is understood but does not exist in written form
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Chinese Mandarin:
潛規則 /潜规则
(qiánguīzé)
— rule that is understood but does not exist in written form
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Chinese Mandarin:
默認規則 /默认规则
(mòrèn guīzé)
— rule that is understood but does not exist in written form
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Czech:
nepsané pravidlo
— rule that is understood but does not exist in written form
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Dutch:
ongeschreven regel
— rule that is understood but does not exist in written form
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Finnish:
kirjoittamaton sääntö
— rule that is understood but does not exist in written form
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French:
règle non écrite
— rule that is understood but does not exist in written form
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French:
loi orale
— rule that is understood but does not exist in written form
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Georgian:
დაუწერელი წესი
(dauc̣ereli c̣esi)
— rule that is understood but does not exist in written form
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Georgian:
დაუწერელი კანონი
(dauc̣ereli ḳanoni)
— rule that is understood but does not exist in written form
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German:
ungeschriebene Regel
— rule that is understood but does not exist in written form
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German:
ungeschriebenes Gesetz
— rule that is understood but does not exist in written form
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Hungarian:
íratlan szabály
— rule that is understood but does not exist in written form
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Japanese:
不文律
(fubunritsu)
— rule that is understood but does not exist in written form
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Korean:
불문율
(bulmunnyul)
— rule that is understood but does not exist in written form
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Korean:
불문법
(bulmunbeop)
— rule that is understood but does not exist in written form
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Polish:
prawo niepisane
— rule that is understood but does not exist in written form
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Romanian:
lege nescrisă
— rule that is understood but does not exist in written form
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Russian:
непи́саный зако́н
(nepísanyj zakón)
— rule that is understood but does not exist in written form
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Russian:
негла́сное пра́вило
(neglásnoje právilo)
— rule that is understood but does not exist in written form
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Spanish:
regla no escrita
— rule that is understood but does not exist in written form
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Ukrainian:
непи́саний зако́н
(nepýsanyj zakón)
— rule that is understood but does not exist in written form
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Ukrainian:
негла́сне пра́вило
(nehlásne právylo)
— rule that is understood but does not exist in written form
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Vietnamese:
luật bất thành văn
— rule that is understood but does not exist in written form
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Vietnamese:
quy tắc bất thành văn
— rule that is understood but does not exist in written form