English-Finnish translations for common law

Definition of common law

  • Law developed by judges, courts, and agency adjudicatory tribunals, through their decisions and opinions (as opposed to statutes promulgated by legislatures, and regulations promulgated by the executive branch
  • Body of law and procedure administered in certain courts in England and its former colonies characterized by a rigid system of writs, with a limited set of remedies (as opposed to equity or admiralty

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