Definitions for: Common Law


[n] (civil law) a law established by following earlier judicial decisions
[n] a system of jurisprudence based on judicial precedents rather than statutory laws; "common law originated in the the unwritten laws of England and was later applied in the United States"



Synonyms: case law, case law, precedent, precedent

See Also: civil law, jurisprudence, law

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