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n.A customary practice that has been done so long that it has acquired the force of law in its locality.
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Custom of merchants — Custom Cus tom (k[u^]s t[u^]m), n. [OF. custume, costume, Anglo Norman coustome, F. coutume, fr. (assumed) LL. consuetumen custom, habit, fr. L. consuetudo, dinis, fr. consuescere to accustom, verb inchoative fr. consuere to be accustomed; con +… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
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
