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Blackletter law

Term · Law · MLC-T-LAW-000736

Fundamental and widely accepted legal principles that are considered settled and beyond serious contention. These basic rules form the core tenets of a legal system and are typically found in statutes, case law, and legal textbooks. The term emphasizes the clear and unambiguous nature of these established legal doctrines.

Table 1. Record
IdentifierMLC-T-LAW-000736
FieldLaw
Record as JSON 
{
  "id": "MLC-T-LAW-000736",
  "term": "Blackletter law",
  "field": "Law",
  "definition": "Fundamental and widely accepted legal principles that are considered settled and beyond serious contention. These basic rules form the core tenets of a legal system and are typically found in statutes, case law, and legal textbooks. The term emphasizes the clear and unambiguous nature of these established legal doctrines.",
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/law/blackletter-law/"
}

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