| 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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