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common law
adjective(com-mon-law)
of, relating to, or based on the common law
common law
adjective(com-mon-law)
relating to or based on a common-law marriage
common law
noun(com-mon-law)
the body of law developed in England primarily from judicial decisions based on custom and precedent, unwritten in statute or code, and constituting the basis of the English legal system and of the system in all of the U.S. except Louisiana
common law
noun(com-mon-law)
a marriage recognized in some jurisdictions and based on the parties' agreement to consider themselves married and sometimes also on their cohabitation
common law
noun(com-mon-law)
the cohabitation of a couple even when it does not constitute a legal marriage

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