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. 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.

2. Brian Rios:

   We're pleased with the decision that gay marriage is the law of the land and happy for our brothers and sisters who are able to get married now.

3. George Gramer:

   Now this is the law of the land, what can we do to ensure that there is religious freedom for all and there is equality of marriage under the law for all?

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. Merika Coleman:

   Roe v. Wade is the supreme law of the land. Because it is, we already know that this piece of legislation is going to be deemed unconstitutional.