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单词 common law
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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024
ˈcom•mon ˈlaw, n. [uncountable]
  1. Lawthe system of law coming first from England, based on custom or court decision.
com•mon-law, adj. [before a noun]a common-law marriage.

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024
com′mon law′, 
    1. Lawthe system of law originating in England, as distinct from the civil or Roman law and the canon or ecclesiastical law.
    2. Lawthe unwritten law, esp. of England, based on custom or court decision, as distinct from statute law.
    3. Lawthe law administered through the system of courts established for the purpose, as distinct from equity or admiralty.
    • Middle English 1300–50

com•mon-law  (kom′ən lô′),USA pronunciation adj. 
  1. Lawof, pertaining to, or established by common law:a common-law spouse.
  • 1905–10

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
common law n
  1. the body of law based on judicial decisions and custom, as distinct from statute law
  2. common-law (modifier) denoting a marriage deemed to exist after a couple have cohabited for several years: common-law marriage, common-law wife
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