Common-law principle
Synonyms for "common-law principle" (10 found)
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Closest matches (2)
Noun(2 words)
case-law principleconsistency principle
Strong matches (3)
Noun(3 words)
doctrine of precedentinformal norminterpretive guideline
Related words (5)
Noun(5 words)
judge-made rulenormative guidelineprecedent principleunwritten principleunwritten standard
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More general
6 entriesMore specific
9 entriescase law principlecase-specific ruleequity-based principleinformal etiquetteinterpretive principleprecedent principleprecedent-based rulestare decisisunwritten rule
Collocations
12 entriescase lawcase law principlecommon-law doctrinecommon-law jurisdictioncommon-law systemcommon-law traditiondoctrine of precedentlegal precedentlegal principleprecedent-based rulestare decisisunwritten principle
Inflections
3 entriescommon-law principlesmore common-lawmost common-law
Derivations
1 entriescommon-law-based