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