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case law

Term · Law · MLC-T-LAW-000037

The law as established in previous court decisions. A synonym for legal precedent. Akin to common law, which springs from tradition and judicial decisions.

Table 1. Record
IdentifierMLC-T-LAW-000037
FieldLaw
ReferencesU.S. Courts Glossary of Legal Terms
Record as JSON 
{
  "id": "MLC-T-LAW-000037",
  "term": "case law",
  "field": "Law",
  "definition": "The law as established in previous court decisions. A synonym for legal precedent. Akin to common law, which springs from tradition and judicial decisions.",
  "references": [
    "U.S. Courts Glossary of Legal Terms"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/law/case-law/"
}

Record 37 of 241 in Law terminology (MLC-0107). Request the full dataset.