"judge-made" meaning in English

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Adjective

Head templates: {{en-adj|-}} judge-made (not comparable)
  1. (sometimes derogatory) Created by judges or judicial decision; used especially of law applied or established by the judicial interpretation of statutes so as to extend or restrict their scope, as to meet new cases, to provide new or better remedies, etc. Tags: derogatory, not-comparable, sometimes
    Sense id: en-judge-made-en-adj-yXTA9mXk Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

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