Meanings
plural case laws · alternative caselaw
- countableuncountableLaw developed by judges through court decisions and opinions, as distinct from statute and other legislation.
Synonyms: common law, decisional law, judge-made law, precedential law
Synonyms & antonyms
nounLaw developed by judges through court decisions and opinions, as distinct from statute and other legislation.
More synonyms by meaning
nouna system of jurisprudence based on judicial precedents rather than statutory laws
noun(civil law) a law established by following earlier judicial decisions
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Translations
Bulgarian прецедентно право
- прецедентно право (precedentno pravo)law developed through court decisions
Chinese Mandarin 判例法
- 判例法 (pànlìfǎ)law developed through court decisions
Danish retspraksis
- retspraksislaw developed through court decisions
Dutch jurisprudentie, rechtspraak
- jurisprudentielaw developed through court decisions
- rechtspraaklaw developed through court decisions
- rechtersrechtlaw developed through court decisions
Finnish oikeuskäytäntö
- oikeuskäytäntölaw developed through court decisions
French jurisprudence
- jurisprudencelaw developed through court decisions
German Rechtsprechung, Richterrecht
- Rechtsprechunglaw developed through court decisions
- Richterrechtlaw developed through court decisions
Greek νομολογία
- νομολογία (nomología)law developed through court decisions
Hungarian esetjog, precedensjog
- esetjoglaw developed through court decisions
- precedensjoglaw developed through court decisions
Italian giurisprudenza
- giurisprudenzalaw developed through court decisions
Norwegian rettspraksis
- rettspraksislaw developed through court decisions
Polish prawo precedensowe
- prawo precedensowelaw developed through court decisions
Portuguese jurisprudência
- jurisprudêncialaw developed through court decisions
Russian прецедентное право
- прецедентное право (precedentnoje pravo)law developed through court decisions
Spanish jurisprudencia
- jurisprudencialaw developed through court decisions
Swedish rättspraxis, prejudikatlag
- rättspraxislaw developed through court decisions
- prejudikatlaglaw developed through court decisions
Vietnamese án lệ, tiền lệ pháp
- án lệlaw developed through court decisions
- tiền lệ pháplaw developed through court decisions
Welsh cyfraith achosion
- cyfraith achosionlaw developed through court decisions
Cite this entry
case law. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/case%20law
“case law.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/case%20law. Accessed November 2, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “case law,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/case%20law.
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