Case law includes common law and equity precedents.

The children were thin and badly in need of ________. A: precedents B: sustenance C: species D: regulation

The word "precedents" (Line l, Para. 4) probably refers to______. A: early acts for men to follow as examples B: particular places for men to occupy especially because of their importance C: things that men should agree upon D: men's beliefs that everything in the world has already been decided