case law

case law
noun
1. a system of jurisprudence based on judicial precedents rather than statutory laws
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common law originated in the unwritten laws of England and was later applied in the United States

• Syn: ↑common law, ↑precedent
• Topics: ↑law, ↑jurisprudence
• Hypernyms: ↑law, ↑jurisprudence
2. (civil law) a law established by following earlier judicial decisions
• Syn: ↑precedent, ↑common law
• Topics: ↑civil law
• Members of this Topic: ↑service
• Hypernyms: ↑civil law

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noun
Etymology: case (I)
: law established by legal precedent or by judicial decision in particular cases : judge-made law

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law established by judicial decisions in particular cases, instead of by legislative action.
[1860-65]

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case law noun
Law established by judicial decisions made in previous cases
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Main Entry: ↑case

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case law UK US noun [uncountable] legal
the system of law that has developed from judges’ decisions in particular cases in the past
Thesaurus: law, laws and parts of lawshyponym
See also: common law1 ▪ statute law

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case law,
law established by the decisions of actual previous cases: »

It is not legal antiquarianism…to wish to preserve the best features of the existing customary law, and at the same time to permit its organic development through case law (London Times).

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n. also caselaw the law as established by the outcome of former cases. Compare with common law, statutory law

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noun [noncount]
: law that is based on decisions that judges have made in past cases

Case law says that a person has a right to privacy.

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ˈcase law [case law] noun uncountable (law)
law based on decisions made by judges in earlier cases
see also ↑test case

Useful english dictionary. 2012.

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