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case law
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Princeton's WordNet
common law, case law, precedentnoun
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"
case law, precedent, common lawnoun
(civil law) a law established by following earlier judicial decisions
Wiktionary
case lawnoun
Law or system of laws established based on judicial precedent rather than on statutory laws created by legislation.
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Case law
Case law, also used interchangeably with common law, is law that is based on precedents, that is the judicial decisions from previous cases, rather than law based on constitutions, statutes, or regulations. Case law uses the detailed facts of a legal case that have been resolved by courts or similar tribunals. These past decisions are called "case law", or precedent. Stare decisis—a Latin phrase meaning "let the decision stand"—is the principle by which judges are bound to such past decisions, drawing on established judicial authority to formulate their positions. These judicial interpretations are distinguished from statutory law, which are codes enacted by legislative bodies, and regulatory law, which are established by executive agencies based on statutes. In some jurisdictions, case law can be applied to ongoing adjudication; for example, criminal proceedings or family law. In common law countries (including the United Kingdom, United States, Canada, Australia and New Zealand), it is used for judicial decisions of selected appellate courts, courts of first instance, agency tribunals, and other bodies discharging adjudicatory functions.
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case law
Case law refers to the collection of past legal decisions made by courts and similar tribunals. These rulings and judgments are used as precedents for future cases with similar issues or facts. Case law is essentially the set of laws and rules derived from the written opinions of judges who explain their decision-making rationale in specific legal disputes. It forms a major part of the legal system in common law countries.
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Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of case law in Chaldean Numerology is: 4
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of case law in Pythagorean Numerology is: 1
Examples of case law in a Sentence
It's not a very coherent line of case law, but that's the official stance, there's a lot of legal uncertainty.
The data is there, it's all there, cameras in and all around your car, all of the data points are there, it really comes down to case law, and how much of the data we can utilize. It would have to be a state-by-state proposition.
The case law as to what qualifies as a legislative rule is remarkably unclear.
It is the current law. I don't believe any case law is settled law, any future Supreme Court can change it. And ultimately, I will appoint Supreme Court justices that will interpret the Constitution as originally constructed.
If defendants are celebrating this ruling as the end of St. Louis mass tort, they have not read the entire Missouri case law.
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