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Common law is a legal system named after judge-made law, which plays an important role in it.

Common law may also refer to:

• Common-law marriage
• Jus commune, a type of broad, underlying law
• The Common Law (Holmes), an 1881 book by Oliver Wendell Holmes, Jr.
• The Common Law, a 1911 novel written by Robert W. Chambers, and its film adaptations:
  • The Common Law (1916 film), an American silent drama film
  • The Common Law (1923 film), a lost film
  • The Common Law (1931 film), an American film starring Constance Bennett and Joel McCrea
• Common Law (1996 TV series), a United States sitcom by ABC
• Common Law (2012 TV series), a United States comedy-drama by the USA Network

• Civil law (disambiguation)
• Civil code
• Criminal law

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