(civil law) a law established by following earlier judicial decisions以前の裁判の判決に従うことにより確立された法律判例法
an example that is used to justify similar occurrences at a later time後に起こった同様のことを正当化するのに使われる例適例
a system of jurisprudence based on judicial precedents rather than statutory laws; "common law originated in the unwritten laws of England and was later applied in the United States"制定法よりむしろ判例に基づく法学のシステム普通法