case law
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Sense 1 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
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- law domain topic
Sense 2 noun
(civil law) a law established by following earlier judicial decisions
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- civil law hypernym
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| Sense | Relation | Group | Word |
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| 1 | domain topic | Related & opposite | law |
| 1 | hypernym | Types & categories | law |
| 2 | domain topic | Related & opposite | civil law |
| 2 | has domain topic | Related & opposite | service |
| 2 | hypernym | Types & categories | civil law |