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Discover Ludwig"case law" is correct and commonly used in written English, particularly in legal and academic writing.
It refers to the body of law created by judicial decisions in court cases, rather than laws passed by legislative bodies. Example: "The court's decision was based on previous case law, which established a clear precedent in similar cases."
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case law
noun
Law developed by judges through court decisions and opinions, as distinct from statute and other legislation.
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"That's case law".
Some rely on case law.
That definition derives from case law.
And there's very clear case law.
"But I've been studying the case law.
"It's case law, and case law can be changed," Professor McCool said.
Advocates of the lawsuit said the case law was clear.
Evolving case law thus suggests that environmental laws trump trade.
European case law is not clear on the matter.
Ms. LaGrasse concluded: "The case law is rotten.
The case law on code as speech is mixed.
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