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common law

/ common law /
noun

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noun Sense 1
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"
Type of:
law jurisprudence
Domain:
law jurisprudence
noun Sense 2
(civil law) a law established by following earlier judicial decisions
Type of:
civil law
Domain:
civil law
Semantic Complexity
51%
Sense Count
2
Total Synonyms
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Total Relationships
3
Times Searched
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law jurisprudence civil law