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COMMON LAW (law)


COMMON LAW. That which derives its force and authority from the universal consent and immemorial practice of the people. See Law, common. consent and immemorial practice of the people. See Law, common.





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The legal system that originated in England and is now in use in the United States. It is based on judicial decisions rather than legislative action.







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A body of law made up of judicial opinions and precedents.







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law originating from usage and custom rather than from written statutes. The term refers to non-statutory customs, traditions, and precedents that help guide judicial decision making.







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The law established, by precedent, from judicial decisions and established within a community







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Law originating from court decisions and refined through prior court precedents, as distinguished from law created by the legislative branch of government such as statutes. Common law is also referred to as court-made law.







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Also known as case law. The law created by judges when deciding individual disputes or cases.







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The body of law/decisions developed by the Courts. Common law is based on the doctrine of precedent, which means decisions made by Judges become rules that are applied in similar cases. Also known as case law.







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The legal system that originated in England and is now in use in the United States. It is based on judicial decisions rather than legislative action.





In the twelfth century Henry II appointed judges to travel the country to deal with cases of a similar nature in the same way, wherever they were heard. The law became common to the whole of England. Many criminal laws, for example, about murder or theft, were never set down in Acts of Parliament but were defined by the way the judges decided the cases. Some important areas of civil law are also based on common law, for example, negligence and contract. So the phrase now refers to laws which have never been put into Acts of Parliament.