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 case law
      n 1: a system of jurisprudence based on judicial precedents
           rather than statutory laws; "common law originated in
           the unwritten laws of England and was later applied in
           the United States" [syn: common law, precedent]
      2: (civil law) a law established by following earlier judicial
         decisions [syn: precedent, common law]