case law

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case law - WordNet (r) 2.1 (2005) :

  case law
      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]