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1. Common law (Wikipedia)
WikipediaCommon law, lead section, primary source sentence
Common law is the body of law primarily developed through judicial decisions rather than statutes.
Common law, body section on origins
originated in the practices of the courts of the English kings in the centuries following the Norman Conquest in 1066.
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