"trite law" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Forms: trite laws [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} trite law (countable and uncountable, plural trite laws)
  1. Laws that are obvious or common knowledge. Tags: countable, uncountable
    Sense id: en-trite_law-en-noun-AseXaNOx Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

Inflected forms

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          "text": "2006. Gordon Jackson (Glasgow Govan), Subordinate Legislation Committee Official Report #31, October 2006.\nTrite law is law that, if you do not know it, you should. It is like saying that two and two is four. For example, there is a presumption of innocence in Scotland. That is trite law—something that everybody knows.\""
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