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- DictionaryCase law/ˈkās ˌlô/
noun
- 1. the law as established by the outcome of former cases.
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Set of past rulings by tribunals that meet their respective jurisdictions' rules to be cited as precedent
Case law, also used interchangeably with common law, is a law that is based on precedents, that is the judicial decisions from previous cases, rather than law based on constitutions, statutes, or regulations. Case law uses the detailed facts of a legal case that have been resolved by courts or similar tribunals. These past decisions are called "case law", or precedent. Stare decisis—a Latin phrase... Wikipedia