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common law
–noun
| 1. | the system of law originating in England, as distinct from the civil or Roman law and the canon or ecclesiastical law. |
| 2. | the unwritten law, esp. of England, based on custom or court decision, as distinct from statute law. |
| 3. | the law administered through the system of courts established for the purpose, as distinct from equity or admiralty. |
[Origin: 1300–50; ME
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| of, pertaining to, or established by common law: a common-law spouse. |
[Origin: 1905–10]
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| common law
n. The system of laws originated and developed in England and based on court decisions, on the doctrines implicit in those decisions, and on customs and usages rather than on codified written laws. |
| The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition Copyright © 2006 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved. |
| common law | |
noun | |
| 1. | (civil law) a law established by following earlier judicial decisions [syn: case law] |
| 2. | 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" |
| WordNet® 3.0, © 2006 by Princeton University. |
common ˈlaw noun
a system of unwritten laws based on old customs and on judges' earlier decisions
ˈcommon-law adjective
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referring to a relationship between two people who are not officially married, but have the same rights as husband and wife
Example: a common-law marriage; a common-law wife/husband
See also: common, common knowledge, common sense, common-room, commoner, commonplace, in common, the (House of) Commons, the Common Market, "common law" in any languageExample: a common-law marriage; a common-law wife/husband
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| Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary (Beta Version), © 2000-2006 K Dictionaries Ltd. |
common law
Law developed in the course of time from the rulings of judges, as opposed to law embodied in statutes passed by legislatures (statutory law) or law embodied in a written constitution (constitutional law). (See stare decisis.)
Note: The importance of common law is particularly stressed in the legal system of Britain, on which the legal system of the United States is based.
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| The American Heritage® New Dictionary of Cultural Literacy, Third Edition Copyright © 2005 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved. |
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