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common law

7 ENTRIES FOUND:
  1. common law (noun)
  2. common-law (adjective)
  3. common-law estoppel (noun)
  4. common-law lien (noun)
  5. common-law marriage (noun)
  6. common-law right (noun)
  7. common-law trust (noun)

common law

noun

Definition of COMMON LAW

: the body of law developed in England primarily from judicial decisions based on custom and precedent, unwritten in statute or code, and constituting the basis of the English legal system and of the system in all of the United States except Louisiana
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14th century

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