Crossword clues for case law
case law
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
case law
noun
EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
▪ After a consideration of the theories, the case law from both the nineteenth and twentieth centuries will be examined.
▪ Because the Internet is new, there is little relevant case law in this area.
▪ It is helpful therefore to look at the pre-1991 case law to understand how the welfare principle operates in practice.
▪ My own views as to the proper limits of jurisdictional control will be spelt out after a consideration of the case law.
▪ The changing nature of the planning context, through case law, government policy and statute, demands continuing attention.
▪ There is now a small body of case law illustrating the application of the reasonableness test by the courts.
▪ These are expressed with differing degrees of formality in the form of statutory provisions, case law and conventions of the constitution.
▪ This has less support in the case law than the previous two tests.
Wiktionary
case law
n. Law or system of laws established based on judicial precedent rather than on statutory laws created by legislation.
WordNet
case law
n. a system of jurisprudence based on judicial precedents rather than statutory laws; "common law originated in the unwritten laws of England and was later applied in the United States" [syn: common law, precedent]
(civil law) a law established by following earlier judicial decisions [syn: precedent, common law]