common law
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++LDOCE 5++ˌcommon ˈlaw noun [uncountable] SCLthe system of laws that has developed from customs and the decisions of judges rather than from laws made by Parliament 普通法，习惯法，判例法〔由普遍的习俗和法官的判决发展而来而不是议会制定的法律〕 → statute law
Examples from the Corpus
common law• Teachers may sue if they believe state common law has been violated.ˈcommon-law adjective [only before noun] 1. common-law marriage/husband/wife a relationship that is considered to be a marriage because the man and woman have lived together for a long time 事实婚姻/事实婚姻的男方/事实婚姻的女方2 according to or related to common law 根据习惯法的；有关普通法的common-law rules/courts/rights etc 普通法法规/法庭/权利等From Longman Business Dictionarycommon lawˌcommon ˈlaw [uncountable]LAW law that has been developed from common customs and the decisions of judges rather than being decided by an act of Parliament or an act of CongressJudges may have to develop a common law right to privacy, providing guidance for media regulators. → lawˌcommon ˈlaw nounˈcommon-law adjectiveChineseSyllable
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common law
ˌcommon ˈlaw
noun [uncountable]
the system of laws that has developed from customs and the decisions of judges rather than from laws made by Parliament ⇨ statute law
ˌcommon ˈlaw
noun [uncountable]the system of laws that has developed from customs and the decisions of judges rather than from laws made by Parliament ⇨ statute law