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Law developed by judges through court decisions and opinions, as distinct from statute and other legislation.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
(civil law) a law established by following earlier judicial decisions
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: precedent, common law
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: civil law
a system of jurisprudence based on judicial precedents rather than statutory laws
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
- common law originated in the unwritten laws of England and was later applied in the United States
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: common law, precedent
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: law, jurisprudence
No etymology was provided for this word.
Across languages
Translations
25 source translations are retained for this English entry.
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Breton:
devarnadurezh
— law developed through court decisions
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Bulgarian:
прецедентно право
(precedentno pravo)
— law developed through court decisions
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Chinese Mandarin:
判例法
(pànlìfǎ)
— law developed through court decisions
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Danish:
retspraksis
— law developed through court decisions
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Dutch:
jurisprudentie
— law developed through court decisions
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Dutch:
rechtspraak
— law developed through court decisions
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Dutch:
rechtersrecht
— law developed through court decisions
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Finnish:
oikeuskäytäntö
— law developed through court decisions
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French:
jurisprudence
— law developed through court decisions
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Georgian:
პრეცედენტური სამართალი
(ṗrecedenṭuri samartali)
— law developed through court decisions
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German:
Rechtsprechung
— law developed through court decisions
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German:
Richterrecht
— law developed through court decisions
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Greek:
νομολογία
(nomología)
— law developed through court decisions
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Hungarian:
esetjog
— law developed through court decisions
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Hungarian:
precedensjog
— law developed through court decisions
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Italian:
giurisprudenza
— law developed through court decisions
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Norwegian:
rettspraksis
— law developed through court decisions
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Polish:
prawo precedensowe
— law developed through court decisions
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Portuguese:
jurisprudência
— law developed through court decisions
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Russian:
прецедентное право
(precedentnoje pravo)
— law developed through court decisions
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Spanish:
jurisprudencia
— law developed through court decisions
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Swedish:
rättspraxis
— law developed through court decisions
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Swedish:
prejudikatlag
— law developed through court decisions
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Vietnamese:
tiền lệ pháp
— law developed through court decisions
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Welsh:
cyfraith achosion
— law developed through court decisions
