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by edent 555 days ago
The UK - and lots of other countries - use "Common Law".

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Common_law

Law is often open to interpretation. Take a look at how most laws are written.

It might say "owning a sword is illegal", but then the courts have to interpret whether the sharpened blade you are carrying meets that definition.