'case law' definitions:
Definition of 'case law'
(from WordNet)
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" [syn: common law, case law, precedent]
noun
(civil law) a law established by following earlier judicial decisions [syn: case law, precedent, common law]