Synonyms for common law
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1. case law, precedent, common lawnoun

   (civil law) a law established by following earlier judicial decisions

   Synonyms:
   case in point, precedent, case law

   Antonyms:
   written

2. common law, case law, precedentadjective

   a system of jurisprudence based on judicial precedents rather than statutory laws

   "common law originated in the unwritten laws of England and was later applied in the United States"

   Synonyms:
   case in point, precedent, case law

   Antonyms:
   written

3. common-law(p)adjective

   based on common law

   "a common-law right"

   Antonyms:
   written

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1. The ADGM:

   ADGM has decided to legislate for English common law to apply in, and form part of the law of, the Global Market, english common law, as it stands from time to time, will therefore govern matters such as contracts, tort, trusts, equitable remedies, unjust enrichment, damages, conflicts of laws, security, and personal property.

2. Simon Young:

   The roots of the common law run deep in Hong Kong and will not be easily uprooted, so I think China can only ultimately take a gradual approach, despite the rhetoric, those values are entrenched through the system.

3. Justice Joseph Story:

   This provision (the 4th Amendment) speaks for itself. Its plain object is to secure the perfect enjoyment of that great right of the common law, that a man's house shall be his own castle, privileged against all civil and military intrusion.

4. John Coffee:

   This will significantly constrain the NY AG's reach, yes, the AG can sue on a common law fraud theory and have six years, but then it must prove much more, including an intent to defraud.

5. Frank Mulholland:

   The use of torture cannot be condoned, it is against international law and contrary to the common law of Scotland.