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Examples of case law in a Sentence
Case law says that a person has a right to privacy.
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In the letter, Sproul cited First Amendment case law as protection of editorial judgments.
—Ted Johnson, Deadline, 23 Oct. 2024
The country has a rich case law history related to its trusts, which provides settlors—those establishing the trusts—with peace of mind.
—Alicia Adamczyk, Fortune, 21 Oct. 2024
For a business, the key takeaways are: Keep up with the arrival of new laws and also with the first case law in each area.
—Nisha Talagala, Forbes, 14 Oct. 2024
Most of the time, judges will recognize that the case law that has evolved in response to libel and defamation in the United States, which all comes under the First Amendment, that that case law protects journalists.
—Dana Taylor, USA TODAY, 23 Sep. 2024
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First Known Use
1731, in the meaning defined above
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“Case law.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/case%20law. Accessed 23 Nov. 2024.
Legal Definition
case law
noun
: law established by judicial decisions in cases as distinguished from law created by legislation
called also decisional law
see also common lawMore from Merriam-Webster on case law
Britannica.com: Encyclopedia article about case law
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