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11th commandment

noun

Etymology

In reference to the biblical Ten Commandments, carrying the implication that the convention is of very high importance (similar to the Ten Commandments).

Definitions

  1. A well-known convention (often the most well-known of a certain field) which supposedly…

    A well-known convention (often the most well-known of a certain field) which supposedly can not or should not be broken.

    • A “hood,” he said, isn’t necessarily a neighborhood, adding that the same culture is seen on Wall Street, “where the 11th commandment is ‘Thou shalt not get caught.’ ”
    • Some of the accused did not know Basil’s real identity; the others stuck by the old-school criminal’s 11th commandment, “Thou shalt not grass.”

  2. Alternative letter-case form of 11th commandment.

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA