legal standard

Opposites
formality of norm

legal standardunwritten rule

Implicit behavioral expectation

lawlessness · social norm · custom · gentleman's agreement · social convention

binding authority

legal standardbest practice

Accepted superior method

recommendation · suggestion · advisory · moral suasion

clarity and precision

legal standardwhim

Sudden arbitrary desire

ethical standard · cultural norm · conscience · gut feeling · caprice

Familiarity
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