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Tacit Law

Defined in 4 dictionaries — Cyclopedic (1922), Ballentine's (1916), Bouvier (1914), Black's (1910)

The Cyclopedic Law Dictionary

Walter A. Shumaker and George Foster Longsdorf; ed. James C. Cahill · 1922

A law which derives its authority from the common consent of the people without any legislative enactment. 1 Bouv. Inst. 120.

Ballentine's Law Dictionary

James A. Ballentine · 1916

Law arising out of the silent consent and custom of the people.

Bouvier's Law Dictionary and Concise Encyclopedia

John Bouvier; revised by Francis Rawle · 1914

A law which derives its authority from the common consent of the people without any legislative enactment. 1 Bouvier, Inst. 120.

Black's Law Dictionary

Henry Campbell Black, M.A. · 1910

A law which derives its authority from the common consent of the people without any legislative enactment. 1 Bouv. Inst. no. 120.

Defined under Tacit in Black's Law Dictionary.