1. noun
The body of legal principles established in decisions made by courts.
2. Noun
(civil law) a law established by following earlier judicial decisions
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3. Noun
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"
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