APA Dictionary of Psychology
common law
- the legal principles deriving from previous decisions of the courts, as opposed to those established by statute. Also called judge-made law. See case law.
- the legal system originating in England and used in the United States and some other English-speaking countries, especially as opposed to those systems deriving from Roman law used in Continental Europe.
Updated on 04/19/2018
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