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ALL meanings of common-law

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  • noun common-law the law administered through the system of courts established for the purpose, as distinct from equity or admiralty. 1
  • noun common-law marriage: informal 1
  • adjective common-law of, relating to, or established by common law: a common-law spouse. 1
  • noun common-law the system of law originating in England, as distinct from the civil or Roman law and the canon or ecclesiastical law. 1
  • noun common-law the unwritten law, especially of England, based on custom or court decision, as distinct from statute law. 1
  • adjective common-law Of or pertaining to common law. 0
  • adjective common-law Relating to common-law marriage. 0
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