Common Law Courts
Definitions
- (n.) Courts historically responsible for adjudicating cases based on common law principles rather than statutory law.
Common law courts played a central role in developing legal precedents in England.
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- common law courts
- common law court
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Commentary
The term typically contrasts courts applying common law with those applying equity or statutory law.
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