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case law

DEFINITIONS OF: case law

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n (civil law) a law established by following earlier judicial decisions

Synonyms:
common law, precedent
Type of:
civil law
the body of laws established by a state or nation for its own regulation

n a system of jurisprudence based on judicial precedents rather than statutory laws

Synonyms:
common law, precedent
Type of:
jurisprudence, law
the collection of rules imposed by authority
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