Phrase
common law
判例法；法官造法
law developed by judges through court decisions, as opposed to statutes; case law.
- 1.
Law developed by judges, courts, and agency adjudicatory tribunals, through their decisions and opinions (also called case law) (as opposed to statutes promulgated by legislatures, and regulations promulgated by the executive branch).
由法官、法院和仲裁机构通过其决定和意见发展起来的法律(也称为判例法)(与立法机关颁布的法规和行政部门颁布的规章相对)。
- 2.
Legal system mainly in England and its former colonies with a heavy emphasis on judge-made law, doctrines deduced by casuistry rather than from general principles, and law distributed among judicial decisions rather than codified statutes (as opposed to civil law).
主要在英格兰及其前殖民地的法律体系,强调由法官制定的法律,通过个案推理而非一般原则推导出的学说,法律分布在司法判决中而非成文法典中(与民法相对)。
- 3.
Law of general application throughout a country, province, or state as opposed to law having only a special or local application
在一个国家、省或州内普遍适用的法律,与仅具有特殊或地方适用性的法律相对。
普通法系；英美法系；一般法；普遍适用的法律；由法官、法院和仲裁机构通过其决定和意见发展起来的法律(也称为判例法)(与立法机关颁布的法规和行政部门颁布的规章相对)。；主要在英格兰及其前殖民地的法律体系,强调由法官制定的法律,通过个案推理而非一般原则推导出的学说,法律分布在司法判决中而非成文法典中(与民法相对)。；在一个国家、省或州内普遍适用的法律,与仅具有特殊或地方适用性的法律相对。
In use
In many countries, common law is created by judges when they decide cases.
Law students study common law by reading the decisions of past courts.
The lawyer argued that common law supported her client's claim.
at common law
常用法律短语，表示'根据普通法'。
At common law, a contract requires consideration.
在普通法中，合同需要对价。
common law + noun
common law 作为定语修饰名词，如 common law marriage（普通法婚姻）。
The common law system is used in the UK and US.
普通法系在英国和美国使用。
under common law
强调在普通法体系下，与 at common law 近义但用法略有不同。
Connections
Confusing words
- civil law
- 大陆法系 · common law 基于判例，civil law 基于法典
- statutory law
- 成文法 · common law 由判例形成，statutory law 由立法机关制定
Word family
- common-law
- 普通法的 · adj
- common-law marriage
- 普通法婚姻；事实婚姻 · n
- common-law spouse
- 普通法配偶；事实婚姻配偶 · n
- common-law system
- 普通法体系；判例法体系 · n
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