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Really easy question....

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Deleted User:
Which phrase is grammatically correct?
"Under common law..." or "Under the common law"
"Common law states that...." or "The common law states that...."
Basically do I need to put a "the" in front of "common law" when I'm referring to it?

Thanks....

meganrobyn:
Either is fine. Replace it with statute to illustrate: "Under statute law...", "Under the statute...", "Statutory law states that...", "The statute states that..."

ninwa:
Common law without the "the" is more... well, common with lecturers/academic writing, in my experience. But either is fine.

zhenzhenzhen:
You save a word omitting the 'the'.

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