common law
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He also said he understood he had "common law employment rights", adding "this will be better understood by lawyers than by me".
From BBC • Mar. 11, 2026
The English jurist’s “History of the Pleas of the Crown,” published posthumously in 1736, influenced the development of common law in England, the British colonies and, eventually, the United States.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 2, 2026
"What concerns me a bit is you're encouraging us to adopt a common law rule that would essentially eliminate liability," Jackson said.
From Barron's • Dec. 1, 2025
We might call that biblical common law, a rule beyond question.
From Slate • Sep. 5, 2025
Congress had moved gradual emancipation off its political agenda; its decision in the spring of 1790 became a precedent with the force of common law.
From "Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation" by Joseph J. Ellis
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
