Definition of judge-made in English:
judge-made
adjectiveˈjʌdʒmeɪdˈjəjmād
Law Constituted by judicial decisions rather than explicit legislation.
Example sentencesExamples
- That is judge-made sentencing principle, is it not?
- Of course, judge-made corporate law isn't risk-free.
- Clearly, inclusion is judge-made law, not legislative action.
- Although this language was judge-made, it used to be treated as if it was the language of statute.
- Law is based on judge-made precedents, authoritative legal texts, and legislation.