NOUN | group | case law, common law, precedent | a system of jurisprudence based on judicial precedents rather than statutory laws |
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communication | case law, precedent, common law | (civil law) a law established by following earlier judicial decisions |
Meaning | A system of jurisprudence based on judicial precedents rather than statutory laws. | |
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Synonyms | common law, precedent | |
Category | law, jurisprudence | The collection of rules imposed by authority |
Broader | law, jurisprudence | The collection of rules imposed by authority |
Catalan | precedent |
Meaning | (civil law) a law established by following earlier judicial decisions. | |
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Synonyms | precedent, common law | |
Category of | 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 |
Category | civil law | The body of laws established by a state or nation for its own regulation |
Broader | civil law | The body of laws established by a state or nation for its own regulation |
Spanish | derecho común | |
Catalan | dret comú |
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