unwritten code
collocation in Englishmeaningsofunwrittenandcode
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unwritten
adjective
uk/ʌnˈrɪt.ən/us/ʌnˈrɪt̬.ən/
Something that is unwritten does not exist in a written or ...
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code
noun
uk/kəʊd/us/koʊd/
a system of words, letters, or signs used to represent a message in secret form, or a system of numbers, letters, or signals used to represent something in a shorter or more ...
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(Definition ofunwrittenandcodefrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)
Examplesofunwritten code
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He has an unshakable commitment to humans having an inalienable right to stillness as part of anunwrittencodeof human rights.
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Governance was possible when those involved respected theunwrittencodeof conduct that emerged with time and which respected the country's political culture and customs.
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This self-imposed,unwrittencodeof practice is evident on scrutiny of recent figures.
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That is theunwrittencode—indeed, the written code—of sportsmen through the ages.
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We have had a debate on the question of the unseen, unsung,unwrittencodeof practice.
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It means to some extent to be unselfish, loyal to anunwrittencodeof honour.
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However, there will be a parallel with the sort ofunwrittencodethat arose under the previous practice.
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Anunwrittencodeis invoked to give the color of social necessity to a crime...
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Theunwrittencodeof female solidarity also held strong and women seldom ratted out "babki" to the authorities.
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That report said that there was an "unwrittencodewhich is familiar to every police officer, but much less familiar to the public"as to how the police define"reasonable cause".
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Thatunwrittencoderefers to: "the demeanour of the suspect; the gait and manner of the suspect; any knowledge the officer may have of the suspect's character or background".
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The power to discipline solicitors whose conduct does not meet the required standards arises from theunwrittencodeof conduct which binds solicitors, and not from express statutory provision.
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The rules infringed may be explicit, or they may be from anunwrittencodeof conduct based on morality, ethics or custom, making the identification of cheating a subjective process.
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