| case law n. Law based on judicial decision and precedent rather than on statutes. |
case law
n
(Law) law established by following judicial decisions given in earlier cases Compare statute law See also precedent [1]
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| Noun | 1. | case law - 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" law, jurisprudence - the collection of rules imposed by authority; "civilization presupposes respect for the law"; "the great problem for jurisprudence to allow freedom while enforcing order" |
| 2. |  case law - (civil law) a law established by following earlier judicial decisionsservice - (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 civil law - the body of laws established by a state or nation for its own regulation |
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