Source : WordNet®

case law
     n 1: a system of jurisprudence based on judicial precedents
          rather than statutory laws; "common law originated in
          the unwritten laws of England and was later applied in
          the United States" [syn: {common law}, {precedent}]
     2: (civil law) a law established by following earlier judicial
        decisions [syn: {precedent}, {common law}]