Common Law - Primary Connotations

Primary Connotations

The term common law has three main connotations and several historical meanings worth mentioning:

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Common Law Legal Systems - Primary Connotations - Historical Uses
... In one archaic usage, "common law" is used to refer to certain customs in England dating to before the Norman conquest and before there was any consistent law to be applied ... The English Court of Common Pleas dealt with lawsuits in which the Monarch had no interest, i.e ...

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