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#redirect [[customs]] |
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To be a source of law, a '''custom''' had to meet certain criteria. <br> |
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It had to be |
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* clear, certain, and consistent |
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* reasonable |
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* obligatory and exercised as of right |
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* geographically local |
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* in conformity with any applicable [[statute]]s (otherwise these overrode the custom) |
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* continuously held since "time immemorial" |
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