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

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

English common law, for example, which is unwritten, judge-made law developed over centuries, was one integral part of that system.

From Textbooks • Jan. 1, 2016

The fact is, blasphemy is a judge-made crime, and the "blasphemer's" fate depends very largely on who tries him.

From Prisoner for Blasphemy by Foote, G. W. (George William)