Precedent
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precedent-189-10059717
title:
Precedent
text:
Precedent is a principle or rule established in a legal case that becomes authoritative to a court or other tribunal when deciding subsequent cases with similar legal issues or facts. The legal doctrine stating that courts should follow precedent is called stare decisis. Common law legal systems often view precedent as binding or persuasive, while civil law systems do not. Common-law systems aim for similar facts to yield similar and predictable outcomes, and observing precedent when making deci
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wiki
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encyclopedia
description:
Rule established in an earlier legal case
original url:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Precedent
date created:
2001-03-12T04:21:22Z
date modified:
2024-09-09T14:36:06Z
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