judge-made

American  

[juhj-meyd] / 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

Thus, unlike most of tort law, wrongful death cases depend on statutory interpretation rather than on judge-made, common law evolution.

From Slate

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

From Los Angeles Times

Such “judge-made rules governing who can sit and sleep where,” Bress wrote, will have negative effects not just at the state and city levels, but “block by block, building by building, doorway by doorway.”

From Los Angeles Times

The human consequences of this judge-made doctrine are staggering.

From Washington Post

In overturning the appeals court in 9-0 ruling, Justice Neil M. Gorsuch began by noting that “at least 12 members of the 9th Circuit have objected to this judge-made rule.”

From Los Angeles Times