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Which of the following is an example of an unwritten source of law?

Custom is an unwritten source of law because it develops from long, continuous practice accepted as binding rather than from an enacted text. Ordinances, rules made under statutes and constitutional articles are all written, enacted sources.

  1. ACustomCorrect
  2. BOrdinance promulgated by the President
  3. CRules framed under an Act
  4. DArticle of the Constitution

Explanation

Custom grows from long usage and is not enacted in a document, so it is an unwritten source. Ordinances, delegated rules and constitutional articles are all contained in written texts.

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