" common law "

 [ "common law" ]

1: The legal system of countries such as England (not scotland, they have a civil law system), Australia and USA.

  * e.g.,  ... Thank God for Equity, because the common law was just about to take my uncle's only house that he's had in his family for 5 generations because some fuckin bogan tricked him. 

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2: It's a bullshit way to codify what a 2 year old can tell is right or wrong.

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3: It's supposed to be fluid to modiy with changing society opinions on what is right or wrong. But in fact is full of old cunt judges who are so conservative they still think we should all be living with blacks and women as slaves and servants.

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4: The judges write huge ass judgments to reason their thoughts out in a ruling which is so circular and wordy that the same thing can be written in 1 page including a picture.

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5: In criminal law, it works pretty well, but for civil matters, it's the most useless way to get things done.

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6: If you look at the law of contracts or torts, you can smell the bullshit that goes on from a mile away.

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7: The common law is not designed to uphold justice but to uphold the sack of gold of the rich. If you've got money, you can't lose - that's read as "appeal".

 [ "common law girlfriend" ]

1: Two people who having been getting together for a while but won't admit they are in a relationship

  * e.g.,  ... Robin is Barney's common law girlfriend on How I Met Your Mother 

 [ "Common law dating" ]

1: The act of being a couple without officially dating

  * e.g.,  ... Those two hang out all the time, they are so common law dating 

 [ "common law girlfriend" ]

1: When two people have been hooking up for an extended period of time but neither will acknowledge the relationship. They like to say they are just friends but spend lots of time just the two of them and sleep together.

  * e.g.,  ... Dude 1: I'm busy tonight. Leah and I are going to the movies. 

 [ "Common Law Relationship" ]

1: This is when two individuals are in a relationship without a title by choice. Both people are clearly together but there is no official status. Couple must have been "together" seriously for over six months to be considered. This situation may be caused because one is afraid to admit their feelings, or one does not truely want to be in the relationship, or they just don't worry about the status. Regardless of how they perceive it, the world sees them as a couple, or common law dating.

  * e.g.,  ... Ben: That's not Collin's girlfriend ya know. 

 [ "common law fiance" ]

1: When a couple has been "dating" for such a long time that they are on an inevitable path to marriage, the participants in the relationship become common law fiancés, even if no formal commitment to get married has been made. Often, the involved parties deny this de facto status, frequently out of fear of commitment or embarrassment over not taking their relationship to the next level. However, they usually conduct themselves like a typical engaged couple (e.g., sharing holidays with both sets of families, etc.)

  * e.g.,  ... Aaron: hey, is your fiance coming to dinner with us? 

 [ "common law gay" ]

1: When one goes 10+ years without getting laid or even coming remotely close to vagina, they are then, by default, gay as fuck.

  * e.g.,  ... Norm hasn't gotten pussy in so long, that nigga HAS to be common law gay by now! 

 [ "common law marriage" ]

1: n. A couple (male and female) living together without the benefits of clergy. The union is legal as if a ceremony had been performed by a clergyman or a JP. It is unlawful if the couple ever pass themselves off as Mr. or Mrs. or if the female signs something with the prefix Mrs.

  * e.g.,  ... Tyrone and Brie Ann are good examples. They live together by common law so they can get all of the perks of the American system: free kids, free food via food stamps, health care, Pell grants for education, project housing, etc. 

 [ "Common Law Constable" ]

1: A Common Law Constable is a fictional entity and title of a UK Sovereign Citizen antivaxxer who has paid a fee & monthly subscription to a website for the privilege of thinking that they are a Common Law Constable that gives them powers to shut down vaccine centres with fictional bogus legal paperwork.

  * e.g.,  ... I am a Common Law Constable and I am here today to serve your with this paperwork to inform you that you are committing a crime against humanity & the Sovereign people and we order you to shut down this vaccine centre to prevent harm, injury and death. 

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2: Common Law Constables secure their beliefs with the crime number 6029679/21 which is not being investigated by the Met Police & is not being investigated.

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3: For lunch Common Law Constables like a nice Crayola cookie.

 [ "Common law dating" ]

1: exclusively dating a person for 7 weeks

  * e.g.,  ... Tomorrow will be our seventh week together, we are now common law dating!