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Synonyms for case law


Grammar : Noun



Définition of case law

  • noun precedental law
Example sentences :
  • In that case law would have appeared as a jealous master,—its study long, and life very short.
  • Extract from : « Papers from Overlook-House » by Casper Almore
  • Under the statute of Anne it was protected by case law, "book" being held to include a volume or sheet of music.
  • Extract from : « A Treatise Upon the Law of Copyright in the United Kingdom and the Dominions of the Crown, » by E. J. MacGillivray
  • The opinions of the judges in the older cases were derived from the English case law on the subject.
  • Extract from : « A Treatise Upon the Law of Copyright in the United Kingdom and the Dominions of the Crown, » by E. J. MacGillivray
  • It is at best an illustration; it is case law at the best which can be learned by precept.
  • Extract from : « The Works of Robert Louis Stevenson - Swanston Edition Vol. 16 (of 25) » by Robert Louis Stevenson

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