Law
Defined in 1 dictionary — Bouvier (1839)
A Law Dictionary, Adapted to the Constitution and Laws of the United States
John Bouvier · 1839
WRITTEN, lex scripta, consists of the constitution of the United States; the constitutions of the several states; the acts of the legislative assemblies, as the acts of congress and of the legislatures of the several states; and of treaties. See Law, Statute. Law, unwritten, or lex non scripta, is composed of the law of nature, the law of nations, and of the common law. See Law of Nature; Law of Nations; Law, Common. LAW OF THE TWELVE