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| Comon Law; as a system of law |
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| the total system of law that originated in medieval England and was adopted by the United States at the time of the American Revolution |
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| a civil trial held without a jury when relief sought by the plaintiff is equitable in nature, such as an injunction, or a divorce or dissolution. |
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Common Law; as a type of law
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| that law which comes from the common courts as opposed to a legislature or court of equity |
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| a government consisting of a union of more or less self-governing states under an umbrella of federal government |
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| a court decision on a question of law that gives authority or direction on a similar question of law in a later case with similar facts |
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| a historically based reference to court or judge made law |
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