case law in the Oxford Spanish Dictionary

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1.2. law U (collectively):

the law
la ley
to break the law
violar or contravenir or infringir la ley
to enforce the law
imponer or hacer respetar la ley
it is against the law to take them out of the country
es ilegal or está prohibido por (la) ley sacarlos del país
to stay within the law
actuar dentro de la ley
to operate within/outside the law
operar dentro/fuera de la ley
no one is above the law
nadie está por encima de la ley
in accordance with the law
en conformidad con la ley
in accordance with the law
de acuerdo a or con la ley
permitted by law
permitido por la ley
required by law
exigido por (la) ley
required by law
obligatorio
under French law
según la ley or la legislación francesa
these proposals became law in 1987
estas propuestas se hicieron ley en 1987
his word is law in this house
en esta casa su palabra es ley
to lay down the law
dar órdenes
she's already laying down the law
ya está dando órdenes
to take the law into one's own hands
tomarse la justicia por su (or mi etc.) propia mano

case1 [Am keɪs, Brit keɪs] N

1. case (matter):

case
caso m
the Greene case
el caso Greene
police are investigating several cases of fraud
la policía está investigando varios casos de estafa
to dismiss a case
sobreseer una causa
to hear a case
conocer de una causa
to lose/win a case
perder/ganar un pleito or juicio
the workers' case has been taken up by the papers
los periódicos se han hecho eco de la causa de los obreros
an open-and-shut case
un caso claro
an open-and-shut case
un caso que no tiene vuelta de hoja
to be on sb's case Am
estar encima de alguien
he's been on my case ever since
desde entonces ha estado encima de mí
get off my case!
¡déjame tranquilo or en paz!
to make a federal case out of sth Am inf
hacer un drama de algo

3. case (instance, situation):

case
caso m
a clear case of bias
un caso claro de parcialidad
it was a case of love at first sight
fue el clásico flechazo
it was a case of love at first sight
fue el caso típico de amor a primera vista
it was a case of doing what we were told
era cuestión de hacer lo que se nos mandara
in Martin's case , in the case of Martin
en el caso de Martin
in her case
en su caso
a case in point
un ejemplo que viene al caso
a case in point
un caso puntual
in most cases
en la mayoría de los casos
as the case may be
según (sea) el caso
in no case form
bajo or en ninguna circunstancia
he won't go — in that case, neither will I
no quiere ir — (pues) en ese caso, yo tampoco
that is the case
así es
that is the case
esa es la cuestión
if that's the case
si es así
that's not the case
no es así
that's the case with him too
a él le pasa lo mismo
in that case, I'm not interested
en ese caso, no me interesa
it is less common than used to be the case
es menos frecuente de lo que solía ser

I.case2 [Am keɪs, Brit keɪs] N

II.case2 [Am keɪs, Brit keɪs] VB trans sl

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case law in the PONS Dictionary

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The specific elements of each offence can be found in the wording of the offence as well as the case law interpreting it.
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As the primary legal resource for the state government, it also has a collection of case law from all fifty states.
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A precedent contributes to the development of national law by providing consistency in case law.
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The court finds nothing in case law to the contrary.
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The case law forecloses a purely literal reading of 101.
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There is little case law on which to rely and this legal battle is made more complex when the element of transnational surrogacy is added.
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Case law was flexible and subject to multiple interpretations.
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A precedent may relate to the application of law in identical or similar cases or to the consistency of case law.
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The citations were printed on gummed, perforated sheets, which could be divided and pasted onto pages of case law.
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There is case law exactly on this subject.
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