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common law, n.
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more info (civil law) a law established by following earlier judicial decisions
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case law common law precedent
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member of this domain (topic)
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civil law
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civil law
more info a system of jurisprudence based on judicial precedents rather than statutory laws
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case law common law precedent

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"common law originated in the unwritten laws of England and was later applied in the United States"
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law, jurisprudence
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law, jurisprudence