Case Law Definition

noun
Law based on previous judicial decisions, or precedents.
Webster's New World

The law based on judicial opinions, including decisions that interpret statutes, rather than law based on statutes and other sources. See also administrative law, casus omissus, and common law.

Webster's New World Law
The collection of reported judicial decisions within a particular jurisdiction dealing with a specific issue or topic. Also called decisional law.
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case law
Plural:
case-laws

Case Law Sentence Examples

  • It was the precedent in case law governing consent to treatment.

  • Comment from Nicholas Conway, of Wordwave Caselex will tap into national case law which will then be exploited at a European level.

  • That approach has some support in the case-law [20 ], although there are conflicting dicta.

  • Students must develop an argument on the basis of prior case law and principle that supports their side, and anticipate objections and counter-arguments.

  • This edition has been significantly rewritten to reflect major developments in legislation, case law and European Community law since the last edition.

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