case law English

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What does case law mean?

case law

— noun (civil law) a law established by following earlier judicial decisions

— noun (= common law, precedent) 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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precedent

common law

jurisprudence