#case_law__precedent__common_law  (civil law) a law established by following earlier judicial decisions
  supertype:  #civil_law__civillaw  the body of laws established by a state or nation for its own regulation
     supertype:  #jurisprudence  the collection of rules imposed by authority; "civilization presupposes respect for the law"
        supertype:  #aggregation__collection__accumulation__assemblage  several things grouped together
           supertype:  #group__grouping  any number of entities (members) considered as a unit
              supertype:  pm#collection  something gathering separated things (entities/situations)
                 supertype:  pm#divisible_entity__divisibleentity  many classifications under this category are application-dependant
                    supertype:  pm#entity  something that can be "involved" in a situation
                       supertype:  pm#thing__something___T__t___3D_or_4D_thing_or_anything_else  any category (type or individual) is instance of this type; any type is also a subtype of this type
                    supertype:  pm#divisible_thing__divisiblething
                       supertype:  pm#thing__something___T__t___3D_or_4D_thing_or_anything_else  any category (type or individual) is instance of this type; any type is also a subtype of this type

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