: the body of law developed in England primarily from judicial decisions based on custom and precedent, unwritten in statute or code, and constituting the basis of the English legal system and of the system in all of the U.S. except Louisiana
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And in February, the board canceled the suspensions, while adding conditions to limit and monitor contact with his common law spouse and children. Robert Bumsted, BostonGlobe.com, 7 Sep. 2022 The defense is simply the contemporary incarnation of the same defense which existed in the English common law, an in various ancient law before that. Jay Adkisson, Forbes, 20 June 2022 To negate a woman’s right to reproductive self-government because it cannot be found in English common law is like arguing that fish aren’t real because they cannot be found in your bathtub. Matt Ford, The New Republic, 11 May 2022 The 1911 Encyclopedia Britannica gives the subject short shrift: common law is simply regional practice in various parts of the country. Marilynne Robinson, Harper’s Magazine , 20 July 2022 Unlike the American system of common law borrowed from the British, Germany uses civil law heavily influenced from Napoleonic reforms. Christiaan Hetzner, Fortune, 19 July 2022 Gagnon is a graduate of McGill University with a degree in civil and common law, and holds a master’s degree in public administration and public policy from the London School of Economics. Karl Moore, Forbes, 28 June 2022 In its ruling Friday, the court also referred to the importance of English common law in Alabama law and the protections of private property in the Magna Carta.al, 29 June 2022 It is also embedded in English common law, under the general premise that charities and nonprofits such as churches do good in society.The Salt Lake Tribune, 17 Apr. 2022 See More