What is the meaning of Case Law?

That body of Court decisions that act as precedents in the interpretation of various Acts. In some cases, the rule is not in statute books but can be found as a principle of law established by a judge in some recorded case.

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APABarry Goldsmith. (2010). case law. Retrieved September 22, 2026, from http://smartdefine.org/case_law/definitions/1149489
ChicagoBarry Goldsmith. 2010. "case law" http://smartdefine.org/case_law/definitions/1149489 (accessed September 22, 2026).
HarvardBarry Goldsmith 2010, case law, Smart Define, viewed 22 September, 2026, <http://smartdefine.org/case_law/definitions/1149489>.
MLABarry Goldsmith. "case law" 21 October 2010. Web. 22 September 2026. <http://smartdefine.org/case_law/definitions/1149489>
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