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Answer: B - Case law is based on precedence established by prior rulings of a court.

Case law is a judicial precedence used as a controlling factor in future rulings made by a court. Case law establishes a basis for future rulings made by a court and may not necessarily be established by legislative act (as with the case in common law). Common law describes a set of legal principles developed through both precedence and customs, not laws. A court is the location where civil and criminal proceedings take place and heresy describes opinion not necessarily supported by fact.