CASE LAW

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does case law mean? 

• CASE LAW (noun)
  The noun CASE LAW has 2 senses:

1. a system of jurisprudence based on judicial precedents rather than statutory laws

2. (civil law) a law established by following earlier judicial decisions

  Familiarity information: CASE LAW used as a noun is rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• CASE LAW (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

A system of jurisprudence based on judicial precedents rather than statutory laws

Classified under:

Nouns denoting groupings of people or objects

Synonyms:

case law; common law; precedent

Context example:

common law originated in the unwritten laws of England and was later applied in the United States

Hypernyms ("case law" is a kind of...):

jurisprudence; law (the collection of rules imposed by authority)

Domain category:

jurisprudence; law (the collection of rules imposed by authority)

Sense 2

Meaning:

(civil law) a law established by following earlier judicial decisions

Classified under:

Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents

Synonyms:

case law; common law; precedent

Hypernyms ("case law" is a kind of...):

civil law (the body of laws established by a state or nation for its own regulation)

Domain category:

civil law (the body of laws established by a state or nation for its own regulation)

Domain member category:

service ((law) the acts performed by an English feudal tenant for the benefit of his lord which formed the consideration for the property granted to him)