English-Thai Dictionary

unwritten

VT กริยา ช่อง ที่  2 ของ  unwrite kri-ya-chong-ti-2-kong

 

Webster's 1828 Dictionary

UNWRITTEN

a.unrit'n. 1. Not written; not reduced to writing; verbal.
2. Blank; containing no writing.
Unwritten doctrines, in religion, are such as have been handed down by word of mouth; oral or traditional doctrines.
Unwritten laws, are such as have been delivered down by tradition or in songs. Such were the laws of the early nations of Europe.
The unwritten laws of England and of the United States, called common law, are such as have not the authority of statutes, not having originated from any legislative act, or originating from some act not now extant. These laws are now contained in the reports of judicial decisions.

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

UNWRITTEN

UNWRITTEN Un *writ "ten, a.

 

1. Not written; not reduced to writing; oral; as, unwritten agreements.

 

2. Containing no writing; blank; as, unwritten paper. Unwritten doctrines (Theol.), such doctrines as have been handed down by word of mouth; oral or traditional doctrines. -- Unwritten law. Etym: [Cf. L. lex non scripta.] That part of the law of England and of the United States which is not derived from express legislative enactment, or at least from any enactment now extant and in force as such. This law is now generally contained in the reports of judicial decisions. See Common law, under Common. -- Unwritten laws, such laws as have been handed down by tradition or in song. Such were the laws of the early nations of Europe.

 

New American Oxford Dictionary

unwritten

un writ ten |ˌənˈritn ˌənˈrɪtn | ▶adjective not recorded in writing: documenting unwritten languages. • (esp. of a law ) resting originally on custom or judicial decision rather than on statute: an unwritten constitution. • (of a convention ) understood and accepted by everyone, although not formally established: the unwritten rules of social life.

 

Oxford Dictionary

unwritten

un |writ ¦ten |ʌnˈrɪt (ə )n | ▶adjective 1 not recorded in writing: documenting unwritten languages. 2 (especially of a law ) resting originally on custom or judicial decision rather than on statute: an unwritten constitution. • (of a convention ) understood and generally accepted, although not formally established: the unwritten rules of social life.

 

American Oxford Thesaurus

unwritten

unwritten adjective I thought we had an unwritten understanding: tacit, implicit, unvoiced, taken for granted, accepted, recognized, understood; traditional, customary, conventional; oral, verbal, spoken, vocal, word-of-mouth.

 

Oxford Thesaurus

unwritten

unwritten adjective there are unwritten rules about what is acceptable dress: tacit, implicit, unvoiced, silent, implied, taken for granted, accepted, recognized, understood, unrecorded; traditional, customary, conventional, folk, handed down; oral, verbal, spoken, vocal, word-of-mouth, by mouth, by word of mouth; Latin viva voce. ANTONYMS written.

 

Sanseido Wisdom Dictionary

unwritten

ù n wr í t ten 形容詞 1 書かれて [記録されて ]いない, 成文にしてない ▸ an unwritten rule 暗黙の規則 2 〈紙などが 〉白紙の .～̀ l á w 不文法, 慣習法, 不文律 .