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Definition: case law
case law
n 1: a system of jurisprudence based on judicial precedents
rather than statutory laws;
“common law originated in
the unwritten laws of England and was later applied in
the United States” [syn:
common law,
precedent]
2: (civil law) a law established by following earlier judicial
decisions [syn:
precedent,
common law]