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common law

nounadjective /kɑmənlɔ/ 2 syllables 10 letters Scrabble 18 WWF 23
Definitions
noun

a law established by following earlier judicial decisions

adjective

based on common law

“a common-law right”

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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