Leges non scriptae
A Dictionary of Law · Henry Campbell Black · 1891
A Dictionary of Law
Lat.
In English law
Unwritten or customary laws, including those ancient acts of parliament which were made before time of memory.
Hale, Com. Law, 5. See 1 Bl. Comm. 63, 64.
Leges non verbis, sed rebus, sunt im- Leges posteriores priores contrarias abrogant. Luter laws abrogate pricr laws that are contrary tothem.
Broom, Max. 27, 29,