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。
判例法;法官造法
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判例法;法官造法
law developed by judges through court decisions, as opposed to statutes; case law.
At common law, a contract requires consideration.
在普通法中,合同需要对价。
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)。
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).
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)。
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).
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。
Law of general application throughout a country, province, or state as opposed to law having only a special or local application
In many countries, common law is created by judges when they decide cases.
在许多国家,判例法由法官在审理案件时创立。
Law students study common law by reading the decisions of past courts.
法学院学生通过阅读过去法院的判决来学习判例法。
The lawyer argued that common law supported her client's claim.
律师辩称,判例法支持她当事人的主张。
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 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。
强调在普通法体系下,与 at common law 近义但用法略有不同。
Under common law, the defendant has a right to a jury trial.
根据普通法,被告有权接受陪审团审判。
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The legal system is based on a common law.
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The legal system is based on common law.
“common law” 作为法律体系的概念时是不可数名词,因此不能加不定冠词 “a”。
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Common laws are based on precedent.
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Common law is based on precedent.
“common law” 是不可数名词,没有复数形式,因此动词用单数 “is”。
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