case law
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1. (civil law) a law established by following earlier judicial decisions (noun.communication)
| hypernym | : | civil law, |
| definition | : | the body of laws established by a state or nation for its own regulation (noun.group) |
| domain category | : | civil law, |
| definition | : | the body of laws established by a state or nation for its own regulation (noun.group) |
| domain member category | : | service, |
| definition | : | (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 (noun.act) |
2. a system of jurisprudence based on judicial precedents rather than statutory laws (noun.group)
| hypernym | : | jurisprudence, law, |
| definition | : | the collection of rules imposed by authority (noun.group) |
| domain category | : | jurisprudence, law, |
| definition | : | the collection of rules imposed by authority (noun.group) |
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