hornbook law

hornbook law
n.
General principles of law that are widely known and not questioned; see also black letter law

The Essential Law Dictionary. — Sphinx Publishing, An imprint of Sourcebooks, Inc. . 2008.


hornbook law
Category: Small Claims Court & Lawsuits

Nolo’s Plain-English Law Dictionary. . 2009.

hornbook law
n.
   lawyer lingo for a fundamental and well-accepted legal principle that does not require any further explanation, since a hornbook is a primer of basics.

Law dictionary. . 2013.

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