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单词 common law
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Definition of common law in English:

common law

noun
  • 1mass noun The part of English law that is derived from custom and judicial precedent rather than statutes.

    普通法,习惯法;不成文法。常与STATUTE LAW 相对

    Compare with case law, statute law
    Example sentencesExamples
    • The procedure on stopping the driver was neither prescribed by statute nor in common law.
    • Equity awarded simple interest at a time when courts of law had no right under common law or statute to award any interest.
    • Under the English common law, you were not even obliged to support your families.
    • On the other hand, they cannot prosecute unless the offence charged is actually laid down by statute or at common law.
    • They were subject to prosecution under English common law.
    • It is also irrelevant, at common law, that the defendant did not intend to refer to the claimant.
    • This rule has always been statutory and does not arise from either common law or equity.
    • At common law parents may consent on behalf of their children until they reach the age of 18.
    • They would still be liable at common law for negligent installation or maintenance.
    • Companies are capable of committing offences across a wide spectrum both by statute and at common law.
    • This is true whether the rule in question is statutory, common law, or contained in a contract.
    • When a person is adopted in Ireland, common law rules that they are considered to be born to their new parents.
    • The English common law is a system for producing bespoke legal solutions to individual problems.
    • Thus the Court should be slow to infer principles of common law as a gloss on the statutory framework.
    • There is no right at common law for him to recover the cost against the grantor.
    • Generally, the system of law in use worldwide can be classified into common law and statute law.
    • Another is the common law, derived from precedent and judges' interpretations of the law.
    • Hence the dominant influence on the Australian common law was the English common law.
    • The duty of good faith can arise under common law or commercial statute.
    • However the issue is decided by construction of the section of the statute not the common law.
    1. 1.1 The body of English law as adopted and adapted by the different States of the US.
      (被美国各州采用并修改的)普通法;英美法。比较CIVIL LAW
      Compare with civil law
      Example sentencesExamples
      • Prior to 1970, many states, by statute or common law, dictated that fathers had a right to have their children bear their surnames.
      • Under the U.S. system, the judiciary is charged with ensuring that the principles embedded in the Constitution, statutes, and common law are honored regardless of what the majority thinks.
      • The ruling is based on the federal Lanham Act, which prohibits false and deceptive advertising, and Missouri common law dealing with unfair competition.
  • 2as modifier Denoting a partner in a marriage recognized in some jurisdictions (excluding the UK) as valid by common law, though not brought about by a civil or ecclesiastical ceremony.

    (配偶)事实婚姻关系中的,普通法上的(英国不承认)

    a common-law husband

    事实婚姻中的丈夫。

    Example sentencesExamples
    • She'll remember her common-law husband of nine years for his extensive pin collection and for serving her breakfast in bed.
    • Ingram's common-law husband knew and so did students.
    • Her common-law husband, Manuel Ortega, had decided to pay her a visit at the family home in Guatemala.
    • The policy permits Iowa State to offer the same insurance credits for domestic partners enrolled in an Iowa State benefits plan as it does for married or common-law partners.
    • Her common-law husband is Lawrence Dublay, who is 65 years old.
    • In fact, you can use the money to help out your spouse or common-law partner - but not your kids.
    • Over the years the whole issue of marriage has changed and many couples would rather live together as common-law husband and wife, many feel that if they got married then their whole relationship would change, for us this was never the case.
    • At home, her common-law husband did an extra one to two hours of housework that she could no longer do after the accident.
    • Two individuals are affiliated only if they are spouses or common-law partners.
    • Within the hour, a man officers have described as her common-law husband went to police.
    • An Idutywa businesswoman and her common-law husband were found guilty of fraud involving theft of pension cheques amounting to more than R700 000.
    • Like married spouses, common-law partners can opt out of the property sharing regime by entering into a written agreement dealing with their property.
    • Her common-law husband is a prison guard in Napanee, and was also on strike with OPSEU.
    • Her mother stood next to an open doorway and sobbed yesterday as the undertakers brought down her common-law husband's body.
    • Having risen from a difficult childhood, difficulties with alcohol, loss of employment, his home and a failed marriage, he now has stable employment and enjoys a loving relationship with his common-law wife.
    • Pension providers were recently asked if they make a point of never providing pensions for common-law partners under any circumstances.
    1. 2.1 Denoting a partner in a relationship in which a man and woman cohabit for a period long enough to suggest stability.
      (伴侣) 长期同居关系中的,普通法上的
      Example sentencesExamples
      • In June 2001 he moved in with a new common-law partner.
      • When a woman in a common-law relationship has a child, her male partner is automatically considered the father, unless she enters another name on the birth certificate.
      • There is always a feeling of insecurity by the female partner in any common-law relationship.
      • During their 20-year common-law relationship, they lived in Calgary, Portage La Prairie and Ottawa.
      • Within a year the relationship changed from landlord-tenant to one of common-law partners.

Definition of common law in US English:

common law

nounˈkɑmən ˈˌlɔˈkämən ˈˌlô
  • 1The part of English law that is derived from custom and judicial precedent rather than statutes. Often contrasted with statutory law.

    普通法,习惯法;不成文法。常与STATUTE LAW 相对

    Example sentencesExamples
    • Equity awarded simple interest at a time when courts of law had no right under common law or statute to award any interest.
    • There is no right at common law for him to recover the cost against the grantor.
    • At common law parents may consent on behalf of their children until they reach the age of 18.
    • However the issue is decided by construction of the section of the statute not the common law.
    • On the other hand, they cannot prosecute unless the offence charged is actually laid down by statute or at common law.
    • Hence the dominant influence on the Australian common law was the English common law.
    • The duty of good faith can arise under common law or commercial statute.
    • Generally, the system of law in use worldwide can be classified into common law and statute law.
    • They were subject to prosecution under English common law.
    • When a person is adopted in Ireland, common law rules that they are considered to be born to their new parents.
    • The procedure on stopping the driver was neither prescribed by statute nor in common law.
    • This is true whether the rule in question is statutory, common law, or contained in a contract.
    • They would still be liable at common law for negligent installation or maintenance.
    • Thus the Court should be slow to infer principles of common law as a gloss on the statutory framework.
    • This rule has always been statutory and does not arise from either common law or equity.
    • Under the English common law, you were not even obliged to support your families.
    • It is also irrelevant, at common law, that the defendant did not intend to refer to the claimant.
    • Another is the common law, derived from precedent and judges' interpretations of the law.
    • Companies are capable of committing offences across a wide spectrum both by statute and at common law.
    • The English common law is a system for producing bespoke legal solutions to individual problems.
    1. 1.1 The body of English law as adopted and modified separately by the different states of the US and by the federal government.
      (被美国各州采用并修改的)普通法;英美法。比较CIVIL LAW
      Compare with civil law
      Example sentencesExamples
      • Prior to 1970, many states, by statute or common law, dictated that fathers had a right to have their children bear their surnames.
      • The ruling is based on the federal Lanham Act, which prohibits false and deceptive advertising, and Missouri common law dealing with unfair competition.
      • Under the U.S. system, the judiciary is charged with ensuring that the principles embedded in the Constitution, statutes, and common law are honored regardless of what the majority thinks.
    2. 1.2as modifier Denoting a partner in a marriage by common law (which recognized unions created by mutual agreement and public behavior), not by a civil or ecclesiastical ceremony.
      a common-law husband

      事实婚姻中的丈夫。

      Example sentencesExamples
      • Her mother stood next to an open doorway and sobbed yesterday as the undertakers brought down her common-law husband's body.
      • Her common-law husband, Manuel Ortega, had decided to pay her a visit at the family home in Guatemala.
      • Two individuals are affiliated only if they are spouses or common-law partners.
      • She'll remember her common-law husband of nine years for his extensive pin collection and for serving her breakfast in bed.
      • Over the years the whole issue of marriage has changed and many couples would rather live together as common-law husband and wife, many feel that if they got married then their whole relationship would change, for us this was never the case.
      • Like married spouses, common-law partners can opt out of the property sharing regime by entering into a written agreement dealing with their property.
      • The policy permits Iowa State to offer the same insurance credits for domestic partners enrolled in an Iowa State benefits plan as it does for married or common-law partners.
      • In fact, you can use the money to help out your spouse or common-law partner - but not your kids.
      • Within the hour, a man officers have described as her common-law husband went to police.
      • Having risen from a difficult childhood, difficulties with alcohol, loss of employment, his home and a failed marriage, he now has stable employment and enjoys a loving relationship with his common-law wife.
      • Her common-law husband is a prison guard in Napanee, and was also on strike with OPSEU.
      • An Idutywa businesswoman and her common-law husband were found guilty of fraud involving theft of pension cheques amounting to more than R700 000.
      • Pension providers were recently asked if they make a point of never providing pensions for common-law partners under any circumstances.
      • At home, her common-law husband did an extra one to two hours of housework that she could no longer do after the accident.
      • Ingram's common-law husband knew and so did students.
      • Her common-law husband is Lawrence Dublay, who is 65 years old.
    3. 1.3as modifier Denoting a partner in a long-term relationship of cohabitation.
      Example sentencesExamples
      • Within a year the relationship changed from landlord-tenant to one of common-law partners.
      • In June 2001 he moved in with a new common-law partner.
      • When a woman in a common-law relationship has a child, her male partner is automatically considered the father, unless she enters another name on the birth certificate.
      • There is always a feeling of insecurity by the female partner in any common-law relationship.
      • During their 20-year common-law relationship, they lived in Calgary, Portage La Prairie and Ottawa.
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