Usage of "common-law"

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Usage of common-law in inglês

He claims there was a common-law marriage and he'll get the coin. 
 The Auction Block 

Their common-law courts have admiralty and, to a certain extent, equity jurisdiction. 
 The Federalist Papers 

What, then, is this common-law rule which President Taft found so clear? 
 Our Changing Constitution 

She was twenty-four, had one son, and lived with her common-law husband. 
 Temperance Brennan 01 - Déjà Dead 

It also said consultation hui in June 2015 breached common-law standards for consultation. 
 Radio NZ 

This is exactly our common-law marriage as it exists in various States today. 
 Little Journeys to the Homes of the Great Philosophers, Volume 8 

I took up with him at once the matter of Zoe's common-law marriage. 
 Children of the Market Place 

He was also charged in the 1993 rape of his brother's common-law wife. 
 Reuters 

How did I regret that I had not studied common-law while at college! 
 The Adventures of Hugh Trevor 

Oracle said Congress rooted the statute in common-law trespass doctrines. 
 Reuters 

Douglas thought that the real question was the common-law marriage. 
 Children of the Market Place 

But even if Naomi is my common-law wife, that won't do her any good. 
 New york: the novel 

The caption identified them as the mother, son, and common-law husband of the victim. 
 Temperance Brennan 01 - Déjà Dead 

He sired several children with an Indian mistress, while his common-law wife languished in London. 
 The Guardian 

This class did not correspond, except in the most superficial way, with the common-law debts. 
 The Common Law 

The woman's 37-year-old common-law husband was arrested on Tuesday. 
 Reuters 

Meanings of common-law in inglês