0 Something that is unwritten does not exist in a written or printed form: --
There's an unwritten rule that you don't wear jeans to work.
an unwritten constitution
1 not written --
Even the state knows no more powerful unwritten laws than the mythical foundation that guarantees its connection with religion and its growth from mythical notions.
Despite the law defining children's equal rights of inheritance, such ' contracts ' (although unwritten) have helped develop the particular rules of exchange among family members.
Otherwise, it would be unfair and inconsistent to expect a resident to comply with secret rules or laws that remain largely unwritten.
Unwritten contracts are, by their very nature, unclear.
Thus, the tenurial position of the earl in respect of the crown was left unwritten and to a significant extent ambiguous.
As we can see, when this acquired, unwritten skill is engendered by the teacher, children listen to themselves and to each other.
The unwritten history of such struggles is connected to their unremembered status in the national psyche.
Wittingly or not, these studies have established an unwritten but alluring template for the study of policy reform.
