Term: common law: a system of jurisprudence based on judicial precedents rather than statutory laws
Candidate hypernym: law: the collection of rules imposed by authority → 1
Candidate hypernym: rectocele: protrusion or herniation of the rectum into the vagina; can occur if pelvic muscles are weakened by childbirth → 0
Candidate hypernym: nautical linear unit: a linear unit of distance used in navigation → 0
Candidate hypernym: third-place finish: a finish in third place (as in a race) → 0
Candidate hypernym: hotfoot: a practical joke that involves inserting a match surreptitiously between the sole and upper of the victim's shoe and then lighting it → 0
Candidate hypernym: second hand: an intermediate person; used in the phrase `at second hand' → 0
Candidate hypernym: campephilus: a genus of Picidae → 0
Candidate hypernym: anterior jugular vein: arises below the chin from veins draining the lower face; joins the external jugular vein → 0
Candidate hypernym: prakrit: any of the modern Indic languages → 0
Candidate hypernym: female mammal: animals that nourish their young with milk → 0
Candidate hypernym: ring: a toroidal shape → 0