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lex scripta

[ leks skrip-tuh ]

noun

, Law.
  1. written law; statute law.


lex scripta

noun

  1. the written law; statute law
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Word History and Origins

Origin of lex scripta1

From Latin lēx scrīpta
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Word History and Origins

Origin of lex scripta1

from Latin
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Example Sentences

Blackstone divides the civil law of England into lex scripta or statute law, and lex non scripta or common law.

The "lex scripta," or written law of Masonry, is derived from a variety of sources, and was framed at different periods.

Mr. Justice Grayley was almost unrivalled in his knowledge of the details of the law; his governing maxim being ita lex scripta.

It is the court that keeps the statute-books, and interprets and applies the law, whether the lex scripta or the lex non scripta.

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