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21customary — ► ADJECTIVE ▪ in accordance with custom; usual. DERIVATIVES customarily adverb …
22customary — [kus′tə mer΄ē] adj. [ML customarius: see CUSTOM] 1. in keeping with custom, or usage; usual; habitual 2. Law holding or held by custom n. pl. customaries a collection of the laws established by custom for a manor, region, etc. SYN. USUAL… …
23Customary law in South Africa — South African customary law refers to that usually uncodified legal system developed and practiced by the indigenous communities of South Africa. Customary law has been defined as an established system of immemorial rules [...] evolved from the… …
24customary — [[t]kʌ̱stəmri, AM meri[/t]] 1) ADJ: oft it v link ADJ to inf Customary is used to describe things that people usually do in a particular society or in particular circumstances. [FORMAL] It is customary to offer a drink or a snack to guests... At… …
25customary — According to custom or usage; founded on, or growing out of, or dependent on, a custom (q.v.); ordinary; usual; common @ customary court baron See court baron @ customary dispatch Due diligence according to lawful, reasonable and well known… …
26customary — According to custom or usage; founded on, or growing out of, or dependent on, a custom (q.v.); ordinary; usual; common @ customary court baron See court baron @ customary dispatch Due diligence according to lawful, reasonable and well known… …
27customary — cus|tom|a|ry [ˈkʌstəməri US meri] adj 1.) something that is customary is normal because it is the way something is usually done = ↑usual it is customary (for sb) to do sth ▪ In some cultures it is customary for the bride to wear white. 2.) [only… …
28customary — adjective 1 something that is customary is normal because it is the way something is usually done: it is customary (for sb) to do sth: It is customary for the most important person to sit at the end of the table. 2 someone s customary behaviour… …
29customary — adj. customary to + inf. (it is customary to tip the waiter) * * * [ kʌstəm(ə)rɪ] customary to + inf. (it is customary to tip the waiter) …
30Customary freehold — Not to be confused with customary land. Customary freehold is in English law a species of tenure which may be described as a variety of copyhold. It is also termed privileged copyhold or copyhold of frank tenure. It is a tenure by copy of court… …
