A custom that prevails in some defined locality only, such as a city or county, and constitutes a source of law for that place only. — Also termed particular custom; special custom. [Cases: Customs and Usages 1–22. C.J.S. Customs and Usages §§ 1–48.]
custom, n. 1. A practice that by its common adoption and long, unvarying habit has come to have the force of law. See USAGE. [Cases: Customs and Usages 1. C.J.S. Customs and Usages § 1.] — customary, adj. conventional custom. A custom that operates only indirectly through the medium of agreements, so that it is
A practice or method regularly observed in a particular place, sometimes considered by a court in interpreting a document. UCC § 1-205(2). See CUSTOM AND USAGE. [Cases: Customs and Usages 9. C.J.S. Customs and Usages § 15.]
One or more lawyers who practice in a particular jurisdiction and are retained by nonresident counsel to help prepare and try a case or to complete a transaction in accordance with that jurisdiction’s law, rules, and customs.
Hist. A person who, under local custom, had the right to act as a minor’s guardian.
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local usage 地方习惯；地方惯例 指在某一特定区域内为人们所遵守的惯常做法和行为方式。因此，在某些情况下，法院在解释文件时要对之加以考虑。 (→custom and usage；local custom)
Hist. In England, a person whose right of inheritance depends on a particular and local custom, such as gavelkind and borough English. See GAVELKIND; BOROUGH ENGLISH.
local rule. 1. A rule based on the physical conditions of a state and the character, customs, and beliefs of its people. [Cases: Federal Civil Procedure 25.] 2. A rule by which an individual court supplements the procedural rules applying generally to all courts within the jurisdiction. • Local rules deal with a variety of
heirloom. 1. An item of personal property that by local custom, contrary to the usual legal rule, descends to the heir along with the inheritance, instead of passing to the executor or administrator of the last owner. • Traditional examples are an ancestor’s suit of armor, family portraits, title deeds, and keys. Blackstone gave a