Both Uses
tradition
in
Laying Down the LAW
(Edited)
- Hammurabi's were partly based on Mesopotamian traditions that were old even then.
traditions = long-established practices
- Centuries later, this tradition reemerged in the laws of the Jews under Moses, and became a well-known part of the Bible.
*tradition = a practice passed down through generations
Definitions:
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(1)
(tradition) a long-established or previously long-established practice or belief
and/or:
one or more practices, beliefs, or stories passed down through generations within a specific culture or group - (2) (meaning too rare to warrant focus)