judge-made

American  

[juhj-mayd] / ˈdʒʌdʒˌmeɪd /

adjective

1. established by a court, as by an application or interpretation of a law that is allegedly contrary to the intentions of the enacting body or by a decision that does not rest on legislation.

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judge-made British  

adjective

1. based on a judge's interpretation or decision (esp in the phrase judge-made law )

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Example Sentences

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judge-made

It is a judge-made rule of caution that the justices devised themselves.

From Slate ● Jul. 30, 2026

O’Scannlain wrote that the September decision was an “inventive, judge-made novelty.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 6, 2023

Tortious interference is judge-made law intended primarily for business disputes.

From Washington Times ● Feb. 24, 2021

The century-old Sherman and Clayton acts are remarkably spare and concise statutes, which has meant that most antitrust law has been judge-made, based on the precedents laid down in individual cases.

From Washington Post ● Dec. 18, 2020

Ezekiel is the prophet who ate a little book Page 15: statute the new judge-made law statute the new judge-made law.

From Is the Bible Indictable? Being an Enquiry whether the Bible Comes within the Ruling of the Lord Chief Justice as to Obscene Literature by Annie Besant

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