law of the land

law of the land.

1. The law in effect in a country and applicable to its members, whether the law is statutory, administrative, or case-made.

2. Due process of law. See DUE PROCESS. — Also termed lex terrae; ley de terre. [Cases: Constitutional Law 251–320. 5.]

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