Judge-made law
Defined in 2 dictionaries — Ballentine's (1916), Black's (1891)
Ballentine's Law Dictionary
James A. Ballentine · 1916
See Judicial legislation.
A Dictionary of Law
Henry Campbell Black · 1891
A phrase used to indicate judicial decisions which construe away the meaning of statutes, or find meanings in them the legislature never intended. It is sometimes used as meaning, simply, the law established by judicial precedent. Cooley, Const, Lim. 70, note.