law of the land
NOUN
15 LETTERS · STARTS WITH L
law of the land is a valid 15-letter word worth 22 points in Scrabble and 24 points in Words with Friends.
SCRABBLE
WORDS WITH FRIENDS
L1A1W4O1F4T1H4E1L1A1N1D2
1 + 1 + 4 + 0 + 1 + 4 + 0 + 1 + 4 + 1 + 0 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 2 =22 PTS
DOUBLE WORD → 44TRIPLE WORD → 66
MEANING
What does law of the land mean?
NOUN · 1 SENSE
1
A phrase used in the Magna Carta to refer to the then established law of the kingdom (as distinct from Roman or civil law); today it refers to fundamental principles of justice commensurate with due process.
“the United States Constitution declares itself to be `the supreme law of the land'”
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