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unwritten

adjective C1
  1. Not written.
  2. Oral or otherwise communicated without writing.
  3. Implicit or understood but not formally articulated. · It's an unwritten rule that you lock the gate when you leave the swimming pool.
  4. Containing no writing; blank. · unwritten paper
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The Socialists had many branches in America, and the deceased had, no doubt, infringed their unwritten laws, and been tracked down by them.
A Study in Scarlet, p. 55 · B2

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