Definitions of common law
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(civil law) a law established by following earlier judicial decisions
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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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type of:
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jurisprudence, law
the collection of rules imposed by authority
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jurisprudence, law
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