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Examples of case law in a Sentence
Case law says that a person has a right to privacy.
Recent Examples on the Web
Chief tells how border agents decide Councilmember Kesha Hodge Washington said the briefing also reviewed the lack of Arizona case law precedent on the issue.
—Taylor Seely, The Arizona Republic, 9 Apr. 2024
McAfee has so far not found violations of Fulton County case law code, which would be relevant to a motion to disqualify a prosecutor for a pending criminal case.
—Melissa Quinn, CBS News, 16 Feb. 2024
But before the 9th Circuit could rule on that appeal, the U.S. Supreme Court issued an opinion in a New York gun case that upended Second Amendment case law, which prompted the 9th Circuit to send the case back to Benitez.
—Alex Riggins, San Diego Union-Tribune, 6 Feb. 2024
There were not two centuries of case law arguing over the inherent humanity and rights of farm boys from Idaho.
—Nikole Hannah-Jones, New York Times, 13 Mar. 2024
Even Cox, who has established seminal case law in California on behalf of parents and families, questioned Santa Clara County’s deference to parents’ rights.
—Scooty Nickerson, The Mercury News, 16 Mar. 2024
Successful candidates could expect to cross-examine witnesses, research case law and write briefs — with a starting salary that topped out at roughly $221,000.
—Libor Jany, Los Angeles Times, 13 Mar. 2024
The judge was astute enough to immediately question any attorney asserting something about the law and probing what case law supported their posture.
—Lance Eliot, Forbes, 19 Feb. 2024
From professing their love and desire to be human, to hallucinating case law, check out the slideshow above for some of the biggest AI chatbot blunders — so far.
—Britney Nguyen, Quartz, 4 Mar. 2024
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Word History
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 19 May. 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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