"case law" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: case laws [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} case law (countable and uncountable, plural case laws)
  1. Law developed by judges through court decisions and opinions, as distinct from statute and other legislation. Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (topical): Law Synonyms: common law, decisional law, judge-made law, precedential law, caselaw Coordinate_terms: precedent Translations (law developed through court decisions): devarnadurezh [feminine] (Breton), прецедентно право (precedentno pravo) (Bulgarian), 判例法 (pànlìfǎ) (Chinese Mandarin), retspraksis (Danish), jurisprudentie [feminine] (Dutch), rechtspraak [feminine] (Dutch), rechtersrecht [neuter] (Dutch), oikeuskäytäntö (Finnish), jurisprudence [feminine] (French), პრეცედენტური სამართალი (ṗrecedenṭuri samartali) (Georgian), Rechtsprechung [feminine] (German), Richterrecht [neuter] (German), νομολογία (nomología) [feminine] (Greek), esetjog (Hungarian), precedensjog (Hungarian), giurisprudenza [feminine] (Italian), rettspraksis [masculine] (Norwegian), prawo precedensowe [neuter] (Polish), jurisprudência [feminine] (Portuguese), прецедентное право (precedentnoje pravo) [neuter] (Russian), jurisprudencia [feminine] (Spanish), rättspraxis (Swedish), prejudikatlag (Swedish), cyfraith achosion [feminine] (Welsh)

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