"unspoken rule" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: unspoken rules [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} unspoken rule (plural unspoken rules)
  1. A rule that is understood to apply but does not exist in written form. Wikipedia link: unspoken rule Synonyms: unwritten rule, oral law Translations (rule that is understood but does not exist in written form): قاعدة غير مكتوب (Arabic), չգրված օրենք (čʻgrvac ōrenkʻ) (Armenian), 潛規則 (Chinese Mandarin), 潜规则 (qiánguīzé) (Chinese Mandarin), 默認規則 (Chinese Mandarin), 默认规则 (mòrèn guīzé) (Chinese Mandarin), nepsané pravidlo (Czech), ongeschreven regel (Dutch), kirjoittamaton sääntö (Finnish), règle non écrite [feminine] (French), loi orale [feminine] (French), ungeschriebene Regel [feminine] (German), ungeschriebenes Gesetz [neuter] (German), íratlan szabály (Hungarian), 不文律 (fubunritsu) (alt: ふぶんりつ) (Japanese), 불문율 (bulmunnyul) (Korean), 불문법 (bulmunbeop) (Korean), prawo niepisane [neuter] (Polish), lege nescrisă [feminine] (Romanian), непи́саный зако́н (nepísanyj zakón) [masculine] (Russian), негла́сное пра́вило (neglásnoje právilo) [neuter] (Russian), regla no escrita [feminine] (Spanish), непи́саний зако́н (nepýsanyj zakón) [masculine] (Ukrainian), негла́сне пра́вило (nehlásne právylo) [neuter] (Ukrainian)

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          "code": "ar",
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          "roman": "qiánguīzé",
          "sense": "rule that is understood but does not exist in written form",
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          "word": "默認規則"
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          "code": "cmn",
          "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
          "roman": "mòrèn guīzé",
          "sense": "rule that is understood but does not exist in written form",
          "word": "默认规则"
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          "code": "cs",
          "lang": "Czech",
          "sense": "rule that is understood but does not exist in written form",
          "word": "nepsané pravidlo"
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          "code": "nl",
          "lang": "Dutch",
          "sense": "rule that is understood but does not exist in written form",
          "word": "ongeschreven regel"
        },
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          "code": "fi",
          "lang": "Finnish",
          "sense": "rule that is understood but does not exist in written form",
          "word": "kirjoittamaton sääntö"
        },
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          "code": "fr",
          "lang": "French",
          "sense": "rule that is understood but does not exist in written form",
          "tags": [
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          "word": "règle non écrite"
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          "code": "fr",
          "lang": "French",
          "sense": "rule that is understood but does not exist in written form",
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          "word": "loi orale"
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          "code": "de",
          "lang": "German",
          "sense": "rule that is understood but does not exist in written form",
          "tags": [
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          "word": "ungeschriebene Regel"
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          "code": "de",
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          "sense": "rule that is understood but does not exist in written form",
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          "code": "hu",
          "lang": "Hungarian",
          "sense": "rule that is understood but does not exist in written form",
          "word": "íratlan szabály"
        },
        {
          "alt": "ふぶんりつ",
          "code": "ja",
          "lang": "Japanese",
          "roman": "fubunritsu",
          "sense": "rule that is understood but does not exist in written form",
          "word": "不文律"
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          "code": "ko",
          "lang": "Korean",
          "roman": "bulmunnyul",
          "sense": "rule that is understood but does not exist in written form",
          "word": "불문율"
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          "lang": "Korean",
          "roman": "bulmunbeop",
          "sense": "rule that is understood but does not exist in written form",
          "word": "불문법"
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          "sense": "rule that is understood but does not exist in written form",
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          "lang": "Romanian",
          "sense": "rule that is understood but does not exist in written form",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "lege nescrisă"
        },
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          "lang": "Russian",
          "roman": "nepísanyj zakón",
          "sense": "rule that is understood but does not exist in written form",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "непи́саный зако́н"
        },
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          "code": "ru",
          "lang": "Russian",
          "roman": "neglásnoje právilo",
          "sense": "rule that is understood but does not exist in written form",
          "tags": [
            "neuter"
          ],
          "word": "негла́сное пра́вило"
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          "sense": "rule that is understood but does not exist in written form",
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          "word": "regla no escrita"
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          "roman": "nepýsanyj zakón",
          "sense": "rule that is understood but does not exist in written form",
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            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "непи́саний зако́н"
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          "lang": "Ukrainian",
          "roman": "nehlásne právylo",
          "sense": "rule that is understood but does not exist in written form",
          "tags": [
            "neuter"
          ],
          "word": "негла́сне пра́вило"
        }
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      "code": "ar",
      "lang": "Arabic",
      "sense": "rule that is understood but does not exist in written form",
      "word": "قاعدة غير مكتوب"
    },
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      "code": "hy",
      "lang": "Armenian",
      "roman": "čʻgrvac ōrenkʻ",
      "sense": "rule that is understood but does not exist in written form",
      "word": "չգրված օրենք"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "sense": "rule that is understood but does not exist in written form",
      "word": "潛規則"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "roman": "qiánguīzé",
      "sense": "rule that is understood but does not exist in written form",
      "word": "潜规则"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "sense": "rule that is understood but does not exist in written form",
      "word": "默認規則"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "roman": "mòrèn guīzé",
      "sense": "rule that is understood but does not exist in written form",
      "word": "默认规则"
    },
    {
      "code": "cs",
      "lang": "Czech",
      "sense": "rule that is understood but does not exist in written form",
      "word": "nepsané pravidlo"
    },
    {
      "code": "nl",
      "lang": "Dutch",
      "sense": "rule that is understood but does not exist in written form",
      "word": "ongeschreven regel"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "rule that is understood but does not exist in written form",
      "word": "kirjoittamaton sääntö"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "rule that is understood but does not exist in written form",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "règle non écrite"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "rule that is understood but does not exist in written form",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "loi orale"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "rule that is understood but does not exist in written form",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "ungeschriebene Regel"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "rule that is understood but does not exist in written form",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "ungeschriebenes Gesetz"
    },
    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "rule that is understood but does not exist in written form",
      "word": "íratlan szabály"
    },
    {
      "alt": "ふぶんりつ",
      "code": "ja",
      "lang": "Japanese",
      "roman": "fubunritsu",
      "sense": "rule that is understood but does not exist in written form",
      "word": "不文律"
    },
    {
      "code": "ko",
      "lang": "Korean",
      "roman": "bulmunnyul",
      "sense": "rule that is understood but does not exist in written form",
      "word": "불문율"
    },
    {
      "code": "ko",
      "lang": "Korean",
      "roman": "bulmunbeop",
      "sense": "rule that is understood but does not exist in written form",
      "word": "불문법"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "rule that is understood but does not exist in written form",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "prawo niepisane"
    },
    {
      "code": "ro",
      "lang": "Romanian",
      "sense": "rule that is understood but does not exist in written form",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "lege nescrisă"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "nepísanyj zakón",
      "sense": "rule that is understood but does not exist in written form",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "непи́саный зако́н"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "neglásnoje právilo",
      "sense": "rule that is understood but does not exist in written form",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "негла́сное пра́вило"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "rule that is understood but does not exist in written form",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "regla no escrita"
    },
    {
      "code": "uk",
      "lang": "Ukrainian",
      "roman": "nepýsanyj zakón",
      "sense": "rule that is understood but does not exist in written form",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "непи́саний зако́н"
    },
    {
      "code": "uk",
      "lang": "Ukrainian",
      "roman": "nehlásne právylo",
      "sense": "rule that is understood but does not exist in written form",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "негла́сне пра́вило"
    }
  ],
  "word": "unspoken rule"
}

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