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Common law

Common law Definition And Meaning
What's The Definition Of 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 \| Synonyms for Common law: case law \| case law \| precedent \| precedent Related Terms \| Find terms related to Common law: admiralty law \| ancient wisdom \| archetypal myth \| archetypal pattern \| blue law \| canon law \| case law \| chancery law \| civil law \| commercial law \| constitutional law \| corporation law \| Corpus Juris Canonici \| criminal law \| crown law \| custom \| decree law \| droit des gens \| dry law \| ecclesiastical law \| equity \| folk motif \| folklore \| folktale \| gag law \| immemorial usage \| international law \| jus civile \| jus commune \| jus inter gentes \| jus publicum \| law merchant \| legend \| lex domicilii \| lex fori \| lex loci \| lex mercatorum \| lex non scripta \| lex scripta \| lex situs \| local law \| lore \| martial law \| Mishnah \| myth \| mythology \| penal law \| positive law \| public law \| racial memory \| Roman law \| sea law \| Spiritus Mundi \| statute law \| substantive law \| Sunna \| Talmud \| tradition \| traditionalism \| traditionality \| unwritten law \| written law See Also \| civil law \| jurisprudence \| law

Common law Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of 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 | Synonyms for Common law: case law | case law | precedent | precedent

See Also | civil law | jurisprudence | law

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