Defenition of the word common law

• Defenition of the word common law

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

Synonyms for the word common law

• • case law
  • precedent

Hypernyms for the word common law

• • civil law
  • jurisprudence
  • law

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