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law of the land, n.
more info 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
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law of the land

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"the United States Constitution declares itself to be `the supreme law of the land'"
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