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common-law

common-law adjective: of or pertaining to common law.

Adjective

common-law (not comparable)

  1. Of or pertaining to common law.
  2. Relating to common-law marriage.

Forms of common-law

alternative formcommon law

Phrases with common-law

Questions about common-law

What does common-law mean?
Common-law means of or pertaining to common law.
What part of speech is common-law?
Common-law is an adjective.

Words near common-law in the dictionary

  1. common zorro
  2. common-and-garden
  3. Common-Civil-Calendar-and-Time Calendar
  4. common-ion effect
  5. common-ion effects
  6. common-law
  7. common-law marriage
  8. common-law marriages
  9. common-or-garden
  10. common-place
  11. common-placed

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