precedent
common law
statutory law
judicial decision
legal precedent
1. The judge's ruling will become part of the case law.
法官的裁决将成为判例法的一部分。
2. Lawyers often research case law to build their arguments.
律师经常研究判例法来构建他们的论点。
3. New case law can influence future legal decisions.
新的判例法可能会影响未来的法律裁决。
A: Do we have any legal basis for this claim?
A:我们对这一主张有法律依据吗?
B: Yes, we can rely on established case law.
B:是的,我们可以依靠既定的判例法。
1) 判例法
2) 基于法院判决形成的法律
3) 法律先例
1. 判例法
e.g. The ruling is based on existing case law.
该裁决是基于现有的判例法。
noun
1. The body of law derived from judicial decisions rather than from statutes.
Synonym: precedent