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May 25, 2012
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Synonyms for case-law

Noun

1. common law, case law, precedent, law, jurisprudence
usage: 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"
2. case law, precedent, common law, civil law
usage: (civil law) a law established by following earlier judicial decisions
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