consuetudo pro lege servatur Phrase
Meaning:
Custom is held as law.
Comment
Where there are no specific laws, the matter should be decided by custom;[15] established customs have the force of laws.[16] Also consuetudo est altera lex (custom is another law) and consuetudo vincit communem legem (custom overrules the common law); see also: Consuetudinary.
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