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单词 common law
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common lawnoun [ U ]

uk​/ˌkɒm.ən ˈlɔː/us​/ˌkɑː.mən ˈlɑː/

the legal system in England and most of the US that has developed over a period of time from old customs and court decisions, rather than laws made by politicians

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Rules & laws

  • black codes
  • canon
  • code of practice
  • cyberlaw
  • dead letter
  • diktat
  • dos
  • edict
  • equal protection
  • executive privilege
  • international law
  • leash law
  • licensing laws
  • mandatory
  • red tape
  • retroactive
  • rule
  • sharia
  • statutory
  • the rule of law

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common-lawadjective

uk​/ˈkɒm.ən.lɔː/us​/ˈkɑː.mən.lɑː/
common-law wife/husband

someone who is not officially a wife or husband but is considered to be one because she or he has been living with their partner for a long time

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Marriage: marital status

  • bachelor
  • bachelorette
  • divorce
  • divorcee
  • estranged
  • honeymoon
  • lone
  • marry
  • miss
  • missus
  • newlywed
  • not be the marrying kind idiom
  • spoken for
  • trophy wife/girlfriend
  • unattached
  • unmarried
  • unwed
  • widower
  • widowhood
  • wifely

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common lawnoun [ C/U ]

us​/ˈkɑm·ən ˈlɔ/

politics & government a legal system that has developed over a period of time from customs and court decisions

common lawnoun [ U ]

uk​us​

LAW a system of laws based on customs and court decisions rather than on written laws made by a parliament. Common law forms the basis of the legal system in the UK, US, and various other countries:

There is no statutory definition of "occupier" so it is necessary to turn to common law.
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