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Meaning of common law in English
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Noun
common law
Definitions
1.
(civil law) a law established by following earlier judicial decisions
2.
a system of jurisprudence based on judicial precedents rather than statutory laws
Examples
« common law originated in the unwritten laws of England and was later applied in the United States »