COMMON-LAW
\kˈɒmənlˈɔː], \kˈɒmənlˈɔː], \k_ˈɒ_m_ə_n_l_ˈɔː]\
Definitions of COMMON-LAW
- 2006 - WordNet 3.0
- 2011 - English Dictionary Database
- 1871 - The Cabinet Dictionary of the English Language
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(civil law) a law established by following earlier judicial decisions
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based on common law; "a common-law right"
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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"
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