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unwritten

[ uhn-rit-n ]

adjective

  1. not actually formulated or expressed; customary; traditional.

    Synonyms: , , ,

  2. not written; not put in writing or print; oral:

    an unwritten agreement.

  3. containing no writing; blank.


unwritten

/ ʌˈɪə /

adjective

  1. not printed or in writing
  2. effective only through custom; traditional
  3. without writing upon it
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of unwritten1

First recorded in 1325–75; Middle English unwriten; un- 1, written
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The majority of L.A. county didn’t vote for Trump, and by defying their wishes, the Dodgers have broken their unwritten contract with a city that has supported them almost unconditionally.

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Human rights groups believe there is an unwritten agreement between the four neighbouring countries to allow each other's security forces to pursue dissidents over the border.

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That unwritten contract expired in March when the widowed Rufina Cortes died at 97.

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Part of the historic legal case hinged on the interpretation of an "unwritten duty of care" that exists under Dutch law, which requires companies to prevent hazardous negligence.

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“These things are the unwritten statistics that made Fernando the person, the human being, the man that he was.”

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