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.