Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun case_law

2 senses of case law

Sense 1
common law, case law, precedent -- (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")
       => law, jurisprudence -- (the collection of rules imposed by authority; "civilization presupposes respect for the law"; "the great problem for jurisprudence to allow freedom while enforcing order")

Sense 2
case law, precedent, common law -- ((civil law) a law established by following earlier judicial decisions)
       => civil law -- (the body of laws established by a state or nation for its own regulation)