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CASE LAW
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
(civil law) a law established by following earlier judicial decisions
Synonyms:
case law; common law; precedent
Classified under:
Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents
Hypernyms ("case law" is a kind of...):
civil law (the body of laws established by a state or nation for its own regulation)
Domain category:
civil law (the body of laws established by a state or nation for its own regulation)
Domain member category:
service ((law) the acts performed by an English feudal tenant for the benefit of his lord which formed the consideration for the property granted to him)
Sense 2
Meaning:
A system of jurisprudence based on judicial precedents rather than statutory laws
Example:
common law originated in the unwritten laws of England and was later applied in the United States
Synonyms:
case law; common law; precedent
Classified under:
Nouns denoting groupings of people or objects
Hypernyms ("case law" is a kind of...):
jurisprudence; law (the collection of rules imposed by authority)
Domain category:
jurisprudence; law (the collection of rules imposed by authority)
