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/'kɑmən_lɔ/

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noun
(civil law) a law established by following earlier judicial decisions
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case law precedent

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civil law
noun
a system of jurisprudence based on judicial precedents rather than statutory laws
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"common law originated in the unwritten laws of England and was later applied in the United States"

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case law precedent

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jurisprudence law

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