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common law Noun

— A common law is a law that is made by the courts. Common laws are not made by legislation.

common law

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

— noun (= 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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unwritten law

precedent

case law

unwritten rule

tradition

social rules

consuetude

case in point