Consuetudinary

Consuetudinary

Consuetudinary (Medieval Latin consuetudinarius, from consuetudo, custom) is a term applied to law where the rule of law is determined by long-standing custom as opposed to case law or statute.

Most laws of consuetudinary basis deal with standards of community that have been long-established in a given locale. However the term "consuetudinary" can also apply to areas of international law where certain standards have been nearly universal in their acceptance as correct bases of action - in example, laws against piracy or slavery (see hostis humani generis). In many, though not all instances, consuetudinary laws will have supportive court rulings and case law that has evolved over time to give additional weight to their rule as law and also to demonstrate the trajectory of evolution (if any) in the interpretation of such law by relevant courts.

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 This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: Chisholm, Hugh, ed (1911). Encyclopædia Britannica (11th ed.). Cambridge University Press. 


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  • Consuetudinary — Con sue*tu di*na ry, a. [LL. consuetudinarius.] Customary. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Consuetudinary — Con sue*tu di*na*ry, n.; pl. {Consuetudinaries}. A manual or ritual of customary devotional exercises. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • consuetudinary — index accustomed (customary), customary, familiar (customary), frequent, habitual, ordinary …   Law dictionary

  • consuetudinary — noun a ritual book containing the forms and ceremonies used in the services of a particular monastery, cathedral or religious order. Winchester itself was an early centre of the manufacture of chanlons, which were rugs used for coverlets or… …   Wiktionary

  • Consuetudinary (book) — A consuetudinary (Med. Lat. consuetudinarius) is the name given to a ritual book containing the consuetudines forms and ceremonies used in the service of a particular monastery, religious order, or cathedral. Often, over long periods of time,… …   Wikipedia

  • consuetudinary — adjective see consuetude …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • consuetudinary — /kon swi toohd n er ee, tyoohd /, adj. customary or traditional. [1375 1425; late ME < LL consuetudinarius, equiv. to consuetudin (s. of consuetudo) CONSUETUDE + arius ARY] * * * …   Universalium

  • Consuetudinary — The household books of a monastery in which are found its customs and those of its surrounding area. The Latin form was * consuetudinarius. [< Lat. consueo = to be accustomed] Cf. Customary …   Dictionary of Medieval Terms and Phrases

  • consuetudinary — con·sue·tu·di·nar·y || ‚kÉ’nswɪ tjuːdɪnÉ™rɪ adj. customary, traditional …   English contemporary dictionary

  • consuetudinary — a. (Rare.) Usual, common, wonted, customary, accustomed, conventional …   New dictionary of synonyms

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