common law, precedent, case law - (civil law) a law established by following earlier judicial decisions

common law, precedent, case law - (civil law) a law established by following earlier judicial decisions

legislation, statute law - law enacted by a legislative body

complaint - (civil law) the first pleading of the plaintiff setting out the facts on which the claim for relief is based

jurisprudence, law - the collection of rules imposed by authority; "civilization presupposes respect for the law"; "the great problem for jurisprudence to allow freedom while enforcing order"

jurisprudence, law - the collection of rules imposed by authority; "civilization presupposes respect for the law"; "the great problem for jurisprudence to allow freedom while enforcing order"

accession - (civil law) the right to all of that which your property produces whether by growth or improvement

addiction - (Roman law) a formal award by a court sentence of a thing or person to another (as of a debtor to his creditor); a surrender to a master; "under Roman law addiction was the justification for slavery"

legal code - a code of laws adopted by a state or nation; "a code of laws"

novate - replace with something new, especially an old obligation by a new one

stipulate - make an oral contract or agreement in the verbal form of question and answer that is necessary to give it legal force