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Case Law
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case law n
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: law established by judicial decisions in cases as distinguished from law created by legislation called also decisional law see also common law
Source: Merriam-Webster's Dictionary of Law ©1996. Merriam-Webster, Incorporated. Published under license with Merriam-Webster, Incorporated.