law of the land

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Noun law of the land has 1 sense

law of the land - 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'"
--₁ is a kind of law, jurisprudence

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