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Synonyms for common law

  • noun

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case law judge-made law precedent decisional law

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Noun

1. Case law

case law, judge-made law, precedent, decisional law, precedential law

Other

jus commune

Antonyms

statute law, civil law, statutory law

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Definitions

  1. n. 1

    Law developed by judges, courts, and agency adjudicatory tribunals, through their decisions and opinions (also called case law) (as opposed to statutes promulgated by legislatures, and regulations promulgated by the executive branch).

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Common law is a rule of action founded on long usage and the decisions of courts of justice.

Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

Example sentences

  • precedent Will this set a good precedent or a bad precedent?

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9 letters
precedent3

The small number after each word is its number of syllables (precedent3 = 3 syllables).