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Noun Concept
Categories: Legal reasoning, Legal citation, Latin legal terms, Sources of law, Judicial legal terminology
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case law  precedent  common law  Stari decisis  binding authority  jurisprudence
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(civil law) a law established by following earlier judicial decisions WordNet 3.0
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(civil law) a law established by following earlier judicial decisions WordNet 3.0 & Open English WordNet
Precedent or stare decisis is a principle or rule established in a previous legal case relevant to a court or other tribunal when deciding subsequent cases with similar issues or facts. Wikipedia
Case law, also used interchangeably with common law, is law that is based on precedents, that is the judicial decisions from previous cases, rather than law based on constitutions, statutes, or regulations. Wikipedia
Principle or rule established in a previous legal case that is either binding on or persuasive for a court Wikidata
Set of past rulings by tribunals that meet their respective jurisdictions' rules to be cited as precedent Wikidata
An act in the past which may be used as an example to help decide the outcome of similar instances in the future. Wiktionary
Past act used as example. Wiktionary (translation)