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What is common law?

What is common law? Here are some definitions.

Noun
  1. statute
  2. equity, admiralty
  3. civil law, Roman law, ius commune, canon law, ecclesiastical law
  4. (law, Scots law, Roman-Dutch law) Law of general application throughout a country, province, or state as opposed to law having only a special or local application
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At common law the agent recipient is regarded as a mere conduit for the money, which is treated as paid to the principal, not to the agent.
In international criminal proceedings neither the common law system nor the civil law model has been upheld.
Your Honours, at common law there is absolute privilege for what is said in court by an advocate.
In 1995, the government established a legal system based on English common law and customary law.
As noted above, at common law the trespasser received the least protection of any entrant on the occupier's premises.
Because the common law has failed to protect the rights of Aboriginals the bill of rights for Australia should be promoted.

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