Common law is the kind of law developed in England and most English-speaking countries, where principles of law are developed on a case-by-case basis by judges.
"The judge applied the common law as first set down in an eighteenth century trespass suit."
The phrase can also be used as an adjective:
"The statute abrogates common law rights which have existed for centuries."
A special usage of it as an adjective is in the phrase "common-law marriage" which is used to mean a marriage which is informal or which has not been legally solemnized, and which, curiously, has nothing to do with the common law.
In the common law legal system, an indictment is a formal accusation that a person has committed a criminal offense.
I'm not familiar with that term.
i just used common defense in a sentence
The Parliament has to make a good law
Let's try to enact this law today.
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In the common law legal system, an indictment is a formal accusation that a person has committed a criminal offense.
I'm not familiar with that term.
i just used common defense in a sentence
A disclaimer is a term used in law, essentially, denying responsibility. An example sentence would be: Because of the disclaimer, he will still be responsible for the fees.
The law of gravity is difficult to escape.
civil law in a sentences
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(the "use of duress" applies to coercing or forcing someone to do something)"A confession to a crime may not be admissible if it is obtained by the use of duress.""The use of duress to obtain information from prisoners of war is restricted by the Geneva Conventions.""International law prohibits the use of duress in obtaining treaties, but this was common when European countries had worldwide empires."
Someone uses the word 'term' in a sentence as a synonym for word. For example, Shogun is a term for a military commander of Japan.
Copyright infringement is against international law.
When the rule of law stops, anarchy begins.