common law

英 ['kɒmən lɔː] 美 ['kɑːmən lɔː]

• 习惯法

英英释义

Noun:

1. (civil law) a law established by following earlier judicial decisions

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"
   

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近反义词

【近义词】

• precedent 先例
• case law 判例法