What is the meaning of unwritten?

adjective

  • Based on custom rather than documentation. "an unwritten law"; "rites... So ancient that they well might have had their unwritten origins in Aurignacian times- J. L. T. C. Spence
  • Using speech rather than writing.
    • usage: "an oral tradition"; "an oral agreement"
  • Said or done without having been planned or written in advance.
    • usage: "he made a few ad-lib remarks"
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