law of the land

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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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of the land
terrestrial
the law of the land
the law of the kingdom, the rules of the area