Common Law
nounid
33702·updated May 18, 2026verified
a system of jurisprudence based on judicial precedents rather than statutory laws
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Variants
- synonym
- precedent
- plural
- Common Laws
- possessive
- Common Law's
- pluralpossessive
- Common Laws'
Framework definitions
- §1
- (civil law) a law established by following earlier judicial decisions
- §2
- a system of jurisprudence based on judicial precedents rather than statutory laws
- §1 · legacy_primary
- a system of jurisprudence based on judicial precedents rather than statutory lawsDR-088 backfill from the noun definition column
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