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common law

the law of a country or state based on custom, usage, and the decisions and opinions of law courts: it is now largely codified by legislative definition

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2005 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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