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common law nghĩa là gì?

thông luật

common law in Vietnamese: thông luật. In English, common law means law developed by judges, courts, and agency adjudicatory tribunals, through their decisions and opinions (also called case law) (as opposed to statutes promulgated by legislatures, and regulations promulgated by the executive branch).

Vietnamese words for common law

legal system of England and its former colonies
thông luật

English meaning of common law

  1. noun Law developed by judges, courts, and agency adjudicatory tribunals, through their decisions and opinions (also called case law) (as opposed to statutes promulgated by legislatures, and regulations promulgated by the executive branch).
  2. noun Legal system mainly in England and its former colonies with a heavy emphasis on judge-made law, doctrines deduced by casuistry rather than from general principles, and law distributed among judicial decisions rather than codified statutes (as opposed to civil law).
  3. noun Body of law and procedure administered in certain courts (known as law courts) in England and its former colonies characterized by a rigid system of writs, with a limited set of remedies (as opposed to equity or admiralty).
  4. noun Law of general application throughout a country, province, or state as opposed to law having only a special or local application.

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Questions about common law in Vietnamese

What is the meaning of common law in Vietnamese?
Common law in Vietnamese is thông luật.
common law nghĩa là gì?
Common law: thông luật.
What does common law mean in English?
Common law means law developed by judges, courts, and agency adjudicatory tribunals, through their decisions and opinions (also called case law) (as opposed to statutes promulgated by legislatures, and regulations promulgated by the executive branch).

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