case law
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case law
noun case laws · caselaw
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Law developed by judges through court decisions and opinions, as distinct from statute and other legislation.
Similar: common law, decisional law, judge-made law, precedential law
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noun law developed through court decisions
| Español | jurisprudencia |
|---|---|
| 中文 | 判例法 pànlìfǎ |
| Português | jurisprudência |
| Français | jurisprudence |
| Deutsch | Rechtsprechung, Richterrecht |
| Italiano | giurisprudenza |
| Ελληνικά | νομολογία nomología |
| Русский | прецедентное право precedentnoje pravo |
| Tiếng Việt | án lệ, tiền lệ pháp |
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title = {case law},
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