immemorial custom

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• Custom (in Canon Law) — • An unwritten law introduced by the continuous acts of the faithful with the consent of the legitimate legislator Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin Knight. 2006. Custom (in Canon Law)     Custom (in …   Catholic encyclopedia

• immemorial — adjective 1 since/from time immemorial for longer than people can remember: The tribe had inhabited the area since time immemorial. 2 formal starting longer ago than people can remember, or than written history shows: an immemorial custom …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

• Immemorial — Im me*mo ri*al, a. [Pref. im not + memorial: cf. F. imm[ e]morial.] Extending beyond the reach of memory, record, or tradition; indefinitely ancient; as, existing from time immemorial. Immemorial elms. Tennyson. Immemorial usage or custom. Sir M …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• Custom (law) — Custom in law is the established pattern of behavior that can be objectively verified within a particular social setting. A claim can be carried out in defense of what has always been done and accepted by law. Customary law exists where: a… …   Wikipedia

• custom — /kus teuhm/, n. 1. a habitual practice; the usual way of acting in given circumstances. 2. habits or usages collectively; convention. 3. a practice so long established that it has the force of law. 4. such practices collectively. 5. Sociol. a… …   Universalium

• custom — Synonyms and related words: Mishnah, Spiritus Mundi, Sunna, Talmud, action, actions, activity, acts, address, affectation, air, ancient wisdom, archetypal myth, archetypal pattern, assembled, automatism, bad habit, bearing, behavior, behavior… …   Moby Thesaurus

• custom — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. practice, use, usage, wont, fashion, precedent, rule; habit, mores, convention; patronage, support, trade; (pl.) [import] duties. See conformity, price, regularity, plan. II (Roget s IV) n. 1. [A… …   English dictionary for students

• immemorial usage — A practice which has existed time out of mind; custom; prescription …   Black's law dictionary

• immemorial usage — A practice which has existed time out of mind; custom; prescription …   Black's law dictionary

• Time immemorial — Immemorial Im me*mo ri*al, a. [Pref. im not + memorial: cf. F. imm[ e]morial.] Extending beyond the reach of memory, record, or tradition; indefinitely ancient; as, existing from time immemorial. Immemorial elms. Tennyson. Immemorial usage or… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• antiquity of custom — Under the English rule, a custom existing since 1189, the commencement of the reign of Richard 1, which is accepted as the beginning of time of legal memory; in the United States, the element of antiquity exists if it shall have existed from time …   Ballentine's law dictionary