Antonyms for law of the landlaw of the land

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Princeton's WordNet

1. law of the landnoun

   a phrase used in the Magna Carta to refer to the then established law of the kingdom (as distinct from Roman or civil law); today it refers to fundamental principles of justice commensurate with due process

   "the United States Constitution declares itself to be `the supreme law of the land'"

How to use law of the land in a sentence?

1. Mandela Barnes:

   Democratic Senate is so broken, but I refuse to be discouraged, let Build Back Better be clear, this moment is bigger than one senator or one piece of legislation. Build Back Better's Build Back Better today, but tomorrow it could be legislation to expand voting rights, to stop climate change, or to permanently make Roe v. Wade law of the land.

2. Pravir Krishn:

   Whatever can be done is being done, but we don't decide, it is the Supreme Court, as government, we want the sky for the victims, but then there is the law of the land which decides what is the limit of the sky.

3. President Biden:

   We need to codify Roe v. Wade as the law of the land.

4. Joe Biden:

   They have to, for them to make Dobbs—for them to outlaw Roe, outlaw the right of a woman to make a choice with their doctor, to not make exceptions for rape and incest and et cetera, and pass it out of the Congress to make it the law of the land, the president has to sign it. I’ll veto it.

5. Rick Santorum:

   Because the Supreme Court says something doesn't necessarily mean it's the law of the land, my belief is that when the Supreme Court acts beyond their constitutional authority, then we have every obligation to fight that.

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