[] () (in England, the US, Australia and some other countries) a system of laws that have been developed from customs and from decisions made by judges, not created by Parliament 普通法；判例法；习惯法（英国、美国、 澳大利亚和其他一些国家奉行的法律体系）◆Giving false information to police officers is against common law. 向警方提供虚假信息是违反普通法的。◆a common law crime 普通法罪行➡civil law