established law

collocation in English

meaningsofestablishedandlaw

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established
adjective
uk
/ɪˈstæb.lɪʃt/us
/ɪˈstæb.lɪʃt/
accepted or respected because of having existed for a long period ...
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law
noun
uk
/lɔː/us
/lɑː/
a rule, usually made by a government, that is used to order the way in which a ...
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(Definition ofestablishedandlawfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofestablished law

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The opportunity to challenge existing laws, however, presents itself if anestablishedlawis modified and/or replaced by the passage of a new law.
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He insisted (rightly) u that judging the state's edicts and evaluating the reasoning behind them wasestablishedlaw.
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But express words in a statute are needed to overrule the common law or theestablishedlawin any way.
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Worst of all, there is virtually noestablishedlawor business precedent to protect the foreign investor.
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He went on to describe some of the views recently expressed by judges as "contrary to theestablishedlawand usages of our country".
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It would fly in the face of what has been theestablishedlawfor a long time.
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They have only to administer their own organisations in accordance with theestablishedlaw.
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The answer is that we shall be guided by theestablishedlawof contract.
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A criminal is a man who has broken theestablishedlawof the country.
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We already have anestablishedlawat the national level.
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Deals can only be done if there is anestablishedlaw.
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It is totally contrary to theestablishedlawof the land.
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It is you who want to change theestablishedlaw.
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Otherwise, theestablishedlawwill be broken, even with resolutions which the occupiers originally approved.
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On at least two occasions we have taken counsel's opinion to see whether we can provide further help to cattle head deboners underestablishedlaw.
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That has been so decided and it is theestablishedlawtoday.
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