Definition of case law Case law
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What does case law mean?
WordNet
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| case law - (civil law) a law established by following earlier judicial decisions | ||
| precedent, common law | ||
| civil law the body of laws established by a state or nation for its own regulation | ||
| civil law the body of laws established by a state or nation for its own regulation | ||
| 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" | ||
| common law, precedent | ||
| jurisprudence, law the branch of philosophy concerned with the law and the principles that lead courts to make the decisions they do | ||
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Wiktionary 
- case law (Noun)
Law or system of laws established based on judicial precedent rather than on statutory laws created by legislation.
