law of the land

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• 29. februar 2016 fra wordnet.princeton.edu

  law of the land — navneord — engelsk

  a phrase used in the Magna Carta to refer to the then established law of the kingdom (as distinct from Roman or civil law); today it refers to fundamental principles of justice commensurate with due process; "the United States Constitution declares itself to be `the supreme law of the land'"