Synonyms for law of the land
law of the land

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'"

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1. Albert Einstein:

   Nothing is more destructive of respect for the government and the law of the land than passing laws which cannot be enforced. It is an open secret that the dangerous increase of crime in this counrty is closely related with this.

2. 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.

3. Taylor West:

   Federal law is the law of the land in the area of drug control, and it would be absurd if a federal agency looked the other way while the Big Marijuana Business continues to operate without interference. the federal government is going to have to come to terms with the fact that voters have chosen a different way to handle this drug.

4. Caleb Alexander:

   To make the case that something is better than nothing is not the law of the land in United States. That's not the evidentiary basis for market access. They have to show substantial evidence of efficacy, and they didn't, you can argue that, theoretically, that this drug should work, but we don't approve drugs on that basis in United States. We do it based on data, not based on theory.

5. Sam Sorbo:

   For everyone trying to defend Smith's actions as ‘understandable’ — well, that is the inevitable product of our school system teaching ‘survival of the fittest,' i.e., bullying, as the law of the land.