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The 12-juror requirement was inherited from centuries of English common law, carried to America, and adopted by the 13 original colonies.
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Time, 17 Dec. 2025
Citing a 1894 decision and other rulings, the motion also argued that under common law, administrative warrants, like the one used to arrest Flores-Ruiz on April 18, are not valid in Wisconsin courthouses.
—John Diedrich, jsonline.com, 17 Dec. 2025
But states’ laws, common law (meaning case precedent) and licensing contracts between the Jets and businesses for use of Gotham City Football on merchandise and apparel can all supply varying levels of legal protections.
—Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 6 Dec. 2025
In exchange for Virginia's readmission, the state was prohibited from adding laws that take away people's right to vote, with the only exception being those convicted of a crime considered a common law felony at the time.
—Dean Mirshahi, NPR, 24 Nov. 2025
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Time, 17 Dec. 2025
Citing a 1894 decision and other rulings, the motion also argued that under common law, administrative warrants, like the one used to arrest Flores-Ruiz on April 18, are not valid in Wisconsin courthouses.
—John Diedrich, jsonline.com, 17 Dec. 2025
But states’ laws, common law (meaning case precedent) and licensing contracts between the Jets and businesses for use of Gotham City Football on merchandise and apparel can all supply varying levels of legal protections.
—Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 6 Dec. 2025
In exchange for Virginia's readmission, the state was prohibited from adding laws that take away people's right to vote, with the only exception being those convicted of a crime considered a common law felony at the time.
—Dean Mirshahi, NPR, 24 Nov. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for common law
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Sandoval, again taking leading-lady duties, plays Dahlia, a cop reporting to Bernal (Dennis Marasigan), a shady police chief with friends in both high and low places in Manila, a city still under martial law in 1979.—
Guy Lodge,
Variety,
5 Feb. 2026
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The consequences of elite entrenchment and constitutional manipulation have reemerged, even without martial law.—
Alejandro Reyes,
Washington Post,
3 Feb. 2026
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One of those statutes requires election officials to keep voter registration records for 22 months after an election.—
Aysha Bagchi,
USA Today,
11 Feb. 2026
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Evans said investigators were examining whether election improprieties in Fulton County amounted to violations of federal statutes governing the preservation of election records and the knowing deprivation of a fair election.—
Kaelan Deese,
The Washington Examiner,
10 Feb. 2026
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“Common law.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/common%20law. Accessed 14 Feb. 2026.
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