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WordNet (r) 3.0 (2005)
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, case law, precedent]
2: (civil law) a law established by following earlier judicial decisions [syn: case law, precedent, common law]
Merriam Webster's
noun Date: 1861 law established by judicial decision in cases
Collin's Cobuild Dictionary
Case law is law that has been established by following decisions made by judges in earlier cases. (LEGAL)
