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Common Law - A type of legal system, often synonymous with English common law, which is the system of England and Wales in the UK, and is also in force in approximately 80 countries formerly part of or influenced by the former British Empire.

0011_0002__Law law 0011_0001__Common common 0011_0002__Law->0011_0001__Common [attrib] 0011_0004__A_0011_0005__type a_type 0011_0008__system system 0011_0004__A_0011_0005__type->0011_0008__system of 0011_0011__synonymous synonymous 0011_0004__A_0011_0005__type->0011_0011__synonymous [attrib] 0011_0007__legal legal 0011_0008__system->0011_0007__legal [attrib] 0011_0010__often often 0011_0011__synonymous->0011_0010__often [qual] 0011_0015__law law 0011_0011__synonymous->0011_0015__law with 0011_0013__English english 0011_0015__law->0011_0013__English [attrib] 0011_0014__common common 0011_0015__law->0011_0014__common [attrib] 0011_0018__is is 0011_0018__is->0011_0004__A_0011_0005__type [arg0] 0011_0019__the_0011_0020__system the_system 0011_0018__is->0011_0019__the_0011_0020__system [prd] 0011_0023__and and 0011_0019__the_0011_0020__system->0011_0023__and of 0011_0022__England england 0011_0023__and->0011_0022__England [conj1] 0011_0024__Wales wales 0011_0023__and->0011_0024__Wales [conj2] 0011_0026__the_0011_0027__UK the_uk 0011_0023__and->0011_0026__the_0011_0027__UK in 0011_0029__and and 0011_0029__and->0011_0018__is [conj1] 0011_0030__is_0011_0032__in is_in 0011_0029__and->0011_0030__is_0011_0032__in [conj2] 0011_0030__is_0011_0032__in->0011_0004__A_0011_0005__type [arg0] 0011_0031__also also 0011_0030__is_0011_0032__in->0011_0031__also [nim] 0011_0033__force force 0011_0030__is_0011_0032__in->0011_0033__force [arg1] 0011_0036__80_0011_0037__countries 80_countries 0011_0033__force->0011_0036__80_0011_0037__countries in 0011_0035__approximately approximately 0011_0036__80_0011_0037__countries->0011_0035__approximately [qual] 0011_0039__part part 0011_0044__the_0011_0046__British_0011_0047__Empire the_british_empire 0011_0039__part->0011_0044__the_0011_0046__British_0011_0047__Empire of 0011_0045__former former 0011_0044__the_0011_0046__British_0011_0047__Empire->0011_0045__former [attrib] 0011_0041__or or 0011_0042__influenced influenced 0011_0041__or->0011_0042__influenced [conj2] z_0011_5022 _ 0011_0041__or->z_0011_5022 [conj1] 0011_0042__influenced->0011_0036__80_0011_0037__countries [arg1] 0011_0042__influenced->0011_0044__the_0011_0046__British_0011_0047__Empire by[arg0] z_0011_5022->0011_0036__80_0011_0037__countries [arg0] z_0011_5022->0011_0039__part [prd] 0011_0038__formerly formerly z_0011_5022->0011_0038__formerly [nim] z_0011_5029 _ z_0011_5029->0011_0002__Law [arg0] z_0011_5029->0011_0004__A_0011_0005__type [prd] z_0011_5031 _ z_0011_5031->0011_0002__Law 
arc(r_0011_0002__Law,r_0011_0001__Common,attrib).
arc(r_0011_0004__A_r_0011_0005__type,r_0011_0008__system,r_0011_0006__of).
arc(r_0011_0004__A_r_0011_0005__type,r_0011_0011__synonymous,attrib).
arc(r_0011_0008__system,r_0011_0007__legal,attrib).
arc(r_0011_0011__synonymous,r_0011_0010__often,qual).
arc(r_0011_0011__synonymous,r_0011_0015__law,r_0011_0012__with).
arc(r_0011_0015__law,r_0011_0013__English,attrib).
arc(r_0011_0015__law,r_0011_0014__common,attrib).
arc(r_0011_0018__is,r_0011_0004__A_r_0011_0005__type,arg0).
arc(r_0011_0018__is,r_0011_0019__the_r_0011_0020__system,prd).
arc(r_0011_0019__the_r_0011_0020__system,r_0011_0023__and,r_0011_0021__of).
arc(r_0011_0023__and,r_0011_0022__England,conj1).
arc(r_0011_0023__and,r_0011_0024__Wales,conj2).
arc(r_0011_0023__and,r_0011_0026__the_r_0011_0027__UK,r_0011_0025__in).
arc(r_0011_0029__and,r_0011_0018__is,coord_conj1).
arc(r_0011_0029__and,r_0011_0030__is_r_0011_0032__in,coord_conj2).
arc(r_0011_0030__is_r_0011_0032__in,r_0011_0004__A_r_0011_0005__type,arg0).
arc(r_0011_0030__is_r_0011_0032__in,r_0011_0031__also,nim).
arc(r_0011_0030__is_r_0011_0032__in,r_0011_0033__force,arg1).
arc(r_0011_0033__force,r_0011_0036__80_r_0011_0037__countries,r_0011_0034__in).
arc(r_0011_0036__80_r_0011_0037__countries,r_0011_0035__approximately,qual).
arc(r_0011_0039__part,r_0011_0044__the_r_0011_0046__British_r_0011_0047__Empire,r_0011_0040__of).
arc(r_0011_0041__or,r_0011_0042__influenced,coord_conj2).
arc(r_0011_0041__or,z_0011_5022,coord_conj1).
arc(r_0011_0042__influenced,r_0011_0036__80_r_0011_0037__countries,arg1).
arc(r_0011_0042__influenced,r_0011_0044__the_r_0011_0046__British_r_0011_0047__Empire,r_0011_0043__by_arg0).
arc(r_0011_0044__the_r_0011_0046__British_r_0011_0047__Empire,r_0011_0045__former,attrib).
arc(z_0011_5022,r_0011_0036__80_r_0011_0037__countries,arg0).
arc(z_0011_5022,r_0011_0038__formerly,nim).
arc(z_0011_5022,r_0011_0039__part,prd).
arc(z_0011_5029,r_0011_0002__Law,arg0).
arc(z_0011_5029,r_0011_0004__A_r_0011_0005__type,prd).
arc(z_0011_5031,r_0011_0002__Law,z_0011_5002).

FRAG NP ADJP ADJ Common N Law PUNC - PRN NP D A N type PP P-ROLE of NP ADJP ADJ legal N system PUNC , ADJP ADVP ADV often ADJ synonymous PP P-ROLE with NP ADJP ADJ English ADJP ADJ common N law PUNC , IP-REL NP-SBJ RPRO which ILYR ILYR BEP;~Ln is NP-PRD D the N system PP P-ROLE of NP NLYR NLYR NPR England CONJP CONJ and NLYR NPR Wales PP P-ROLE in NP D the NPR UK PUNC , CONJP CONJ and ILYR BEP;~Ipr is ADVP-NIM ADV also PP-CLR P-ROLE in NP N force PP P-ROLE in NP ADVP ADV approximately NUM 80 NS countries IP-PPL ILYR ILYR ADVP-NIM ADV formerly NP-PRD N part PP P-ROLE of NP *ICH*-156 CONJP CONJ or ILYR VVN influenced PP-LGS P-ROLE;_lgs_ by NP *ICH*-156 NP-RNR-156 D the ADJP ADJ former NPR British NPR Empire PUNC . 
( (FRAG (NP (ADJP (ADJ Common;{common}))
            (N Law;{law})
            (PUNC -)
            (PRN (NP (D A;{a})
                     (N type;{type})
                     (PP (P-ROLE of;{of})
                         (NP (ADJP (ADJ legal;{legal}))
                             (N system;{system})))
                     (PUNC ,)
                     (ADJP (ADVP (ADV often;{often}))
                           (ADJ synonymous;{synonymous})
                           (PP (P-ROLE with;{with})
                               (NP (ADJP (ADJ English;{english}))
                                   (ADJP (ADJ common;{common}))
                                   (N law;{law}))))
                     (PUNC ,)
                     (IP-REL (NP-SBJ (RPRO which;{which}))
                             (ILYR (ILYR (BEP;~Ln is;{be})
                                         (NP-PRD (D the;{the})
                                                 (N system;{system})
                                                 (PP (P-ROLE of;{of})
                                                     (NP (NLYR (NLYR (NPR England;{England}))
                                                               (CONJP (CONJ and;{and})
                                                                      (NLYR (NPR Wales;{Wales}))))
                                                         (PP (P-ROLE in;{in})
                                                             (NP (D the;{the})
                                                                 (NPR UK;{UK})))))))
                                   (PUNC ,)
                                   (CONJP (CONJ and;{and})
                                          (ILYR (BEP;~Ipr is;{be[in]})
                                                (ADVP-NIM (ADV also;{also}))
                                                (PP-CLR (P-ROLE in;{in})
                                                        (NP (N force;{force})
                                                            (PP (P-ROLE in;{in})
                                                                (NP (ADVP (ADV approximately;{approximately}))
                                                                    (NUM 80)
                                                                    (NS countries;{country})
                                                                    (IP-PPL (ILYR (ILYR (ADVP-NIM (ADV formerly;{formerly}))
                                                                                        (NP-PRD (N part;{part})
                                                                                                (PP (P-ROLE of;{of})
                                                                                                    (NP *ICH*-156))))
                                                                                  (CONJP (CONJ or;{or})
                                                                                         (ILYR (VVN influenced;{influence})
                                                                                               (PP-LGS (P-ROLE;_lgs_ by;{by})
                                                                                                       (NP *ICH*-156)))))
                                                                            (NP-RNR-156 (D the;{the})
                                                                                        (ADJP (ADJ former;{former}))
                                                                                        (NPR British;{British})
                                                                                        (NPR Empire;{Empire}))))))))))))))
        (PUNC .))
  (ID 11_a_factbook_2_2010))