COMMON LAW as NOUN

1. Meaning
   • (civil law) a law established by following earlier judicial decisions
   Synonym(s)
   • case law (what does case law mean?)
   • precedent (what does precedent mean?)
   Hypernyms(s) common law is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • civil law (what does civil law mean?)
2. Meaning
   • a system of jurisprudence based on judicial precedents rather than statutory laws
   Synonym(s)
   • case law (what does case law mean?)
   • precedent (what does precedent mean?)
   Usage Example(s)
   • common law originated in the unwritten laws of England and was later applied in the United States
   Hypernyms(s) common law is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • law (what does law mean?)
   • jurisprudence (what does jurisprudence mean?)