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Definition of Common law

1. Noun. (civil law) a law established by following earlier judicial decisions.

2. Noun. 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"

Definition of Common law

1. Noun. (legal) Law developed by judges through decisions of courts and similar tribunals (also called case law), as distinguished from legislative statutes or regulations promulgated by the executive branch. ¹

2. Noun. (legal) typically in the phrase "common law system" -- a legal system that gives great precedential weight to common law (in sense 1), as opposed to a civil law, Islamic law, and Soviet law systems. ¹

3. Noun. (legal) typically in the phrase "common law jurisdiction" -- a jurisdiction that uses a common law system (in sense 2), United Kingdom and most of its former colonies and possessions, including the United States. ¹

4. Noun. (legal) (archaic) one of two legal systems in England and in the United States before 1938 (the other being "equity"). ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Lexicographical Neighbors of Common Law

common intermediate common interosseous artery common ion effect common ivy common jasmine common juniper common kestrel common kestrels common kingsnake common knowledge

common laburnum common lady's-slipper common land common lavender common lavenders common law (current term) common lettuce common lilac common limb of membranous semicircular ducts common limpet

common logarithm common loon common loons common louse common lynx common mackerel common madia common maidenhair common mallow common man

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