Layman’s terms. Examples, if you can too, please!
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Nobodies mentioned this either so I’ll chip in an extra tidbit; this actually dates back to the Magna Carta so is legitimately one of the oldest legal concepts still in circulation. Its part of the ‘common law’ so spread to the entire commonwealth/ex-commonwealth very early on in the development of their legal systems. I couldnt speak to the UK or US specifically but its not specifically enshrined in legislation or an act of parliament; its simply one of those legal principles upon which legal thinking is bullt. It does, however carry legal weight when there is an absence of any other specific laws that take precedence.
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