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. 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.

2. Doug Collins:

   Instead of looking at material that Attorney General Barr has already made available, Democrats prefer to demand additional materials they know are subject to constitutional and common-law privileges and cannot be produced.

3. Frank Mulholland:

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

4. Neil Gorsuch:

   The Supreme Court recognized in Cruzan that there's a right in the common law to be free from assault and battery, effectively.

5. 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.