"black-letter law" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Head templates: {{en-noun|-}} black-letter law (uncountable)
  1. (law) The law as a set of specific concrete rules set down by longstanding precedents. Tags: uncountable Categories (topical): Law Related terms: letter of the law, spirit of the law Translations (law as a set of rules): 黑體字法 (Chinese Mandarin), 黑体字法 (hēitǐzìfǎ) (Chinese Mandarin), vakiintunut lainsäädäntö (Finnish), vakiintunut laki (Finnish)

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