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Attorney at law and Common law

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Difference between Attorney at law and Common law

Attorney at law vs. Common law

Attorney at law or attorney-at-law, usually abbreviated in everyday speech to attorney, is the preferred term for a practising lawyer in certain jurisdictions, including South Africa (for certain lawyers), Sri Lanka, and the United States. Common law (also known as judicial precedent or judge-made law, or case law) is that body of law derived from judicial decisions of courts and similar tribunals.

Similarities between Attorney at law and Common law

Attorney at law and Common law have 4 things in common (in Unionpedia): Court of equity, England and Wales, Jurisdiction, Statute.

Court of equity

A court of equity, equity court or chancery court is a court that is authorized to apply principles of equity, as opposed to 'law', to cases brought before it.

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England and Wales

England and Wales is a legal jurisdiction covering England and Wales, two of the four countries of the United Kingdom.

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Jurisdiction

Jurisdiction (from the Latin ius, iuris meaning "law" and dicere meaning "to speak") is the practical authority granted to a legal body to administer justice within a defined field of responsibility, e.g., Michigan tax law.

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Statute

A statute is a formal written enactment of a legislative authority that governs a city, state, or country.

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Attorney at law and Common law Comparison

Attorney at law has 20 relations, while Common law has 318. As they have in common 4, the Jaccard index is 1.18% = 4 / (20 + 318).

References

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