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Meanings of unwritten in English

Portuguese
consuetudinário

Based on custom rather than documentation.

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consuetudinário

Said or done without having been planned or written in advance.

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Using speech rather than writing.

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Usage of unwritten in English
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In the process, he broke a longstanding, unwritten rule of American politics.
News.com.au
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Once again the unwritten laws of football seem sure to be respected.
The Irish Times
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It is regarded as the foundation document of the unwritten British constitution.
The Guardian
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First, that the fragility of the unwritten constitution is a proven fact.
The Guardian
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What Riley is most interested is unwritten histories, particularly of waterfront communities.
The Guardian
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Such is the sovereign people, and so far the original unwritten constitution.
The American Republic: Its Constitution, Tendencies, and Destiny
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The unwritten constitutional code of the fireman has no exceptions or amendments.
The Trimmed Lamp, and Other Stories of the Four Million
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The constitutions of England and most other countries of Europe are unwritten.
Elements of Civil Government / A Text-Book for Use in Public Sch...
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Waning faith began by eliminating authority and sacrifice and the unwritten word.
Explanation of Catholic Morals / A Concise, Reasoned, and Popula...
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They are sometimes unwritten, and oftentimes unsaid, but there are always rules.
Ebony
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An orator must be a lover and discoverer of such unwritten laws.
A Man for the Ages: A Story of the Builders of Democracy
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By all laws written and unwritten she was bound over to silence.
A Woman of Thirty
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Then, on the third day, he went off, leaving the letter unwritten.
Abbe Mouret's Transgression
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And, although unwritten, I believe God has set his seal upon it.
The Story of Cole Younger, by Himself
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His understanding of subjective human nature-thevast, unwritten life within-wassimply amazing.
Mark Twain's Letters — Volume 1 (1853-1866)
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And to outsiders no word was breathed, unwritten law keeping them silent.
The Forsyte Saga, Volume I. / The Man Of Property
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