Definitions for law of the land
law of the land

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1. law of the landnoun

   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'"

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1. law of the land

   The law of the land is a term used to refer to all of the laws in force within a country or region, including statutory, regulatory, and judicially created laws. It generally implies a principle of equality before the law, meaning that no individual is above the law and everyone must obey it. The phrase is often used in the context of a constitution, where it refers to the highest law by which all other laws are measured.

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1. Law of the Land

   Law of the Land was an Australian television drama series that screened on the Nine Network. The series was set in the fictional country town of Merringanee and centered on the unique way that locals dealt with and enforced the law. The series was created by Ro Hume and Sue Masters and produced by Bruce Best, Matt Carroll, Richard Clendinnen and Terrie Vincent.

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How to pronounce law of the land?

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of law of the land in Chaldean Numerology is: 7

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of law of the land in Pythagorean Numerology is: 4

Examples of law of the land in a Sentence

1. Albert Einstein:

   Nothing is more destructive of respect for the government and the law of the land than passing laws which cannot be enforced. It is an open secret that the dangerous increase of crime in this counrty is closely related with this.

2. Viraf Mehta:

   As far as The BPP is concerned, this is the law of the land, whatever my personal beliefs are, I have a duty to uphold the trust deed which is bound by this.

3. Pravir Krishn:

   Whatever can be done is being done, but we don't decide, it is the Supreme Court, as government, we want the sky for the victims, but then there is the law of the land which decides what is the limit of the sky.

4. Rick Santorum:

   Because the Supreme Court says something doesn't necessarily mean it's the law of the land, my belief is that when the Supreme Court acts beyond their constitutional authority, then we have every obligation to fight that.

5. The Taliban:

   We asked the previous judges how they used to work,( and) they said they were following the law of the land, not the Sharia, in the Islamic Emirate, all the court proceedings are according to the Sharia law.

References

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