Judge-made law is known as
a. equity c. tort law
b. jurisprudence d. public law
B
Once a court in the same jurisdiction, such as state or city, interprets a law in a certain manner, other courts tend to follow the same interpretation. This is often referred to as "setting a precedent.". This body of judge-made law is referred to as jurisprudence.
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