oral law
oral law · oral laws
A code of conduct in use in a given culture, religion or community, by which a body of…A code of conduct in use in a given culture, religion or community, by which a body of rules of human behavior is transmitted by oral tradition and effectively respected.
Meaning
1 senses(countable, uncountable)A code of conduct in use in a given culture, religion or community, by which a body of rules of human behavior is transmitted by oral tradition and effectively respected.
Forms
plural: oral lawsLessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable
See also
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