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  • Precedent 

    Definition of Precedent  In relation to social issues, a meaning of precedent  is provided here: A judicial decision that may be used as a standard in subsequent similar cases: a landmark decision that set a legal precedent.

  • Precedent 

    Definition of Precedent  In relation to social issues, a meaning of precedent  is provided here: A judicial decision that may be used as a standard in subsequent similar cases: a landmark decision that set a legal precedent.

  • Precedent

    A judgment or decision of a court of law considered as an authority for deciding a similar state of facts in the same manner or on the same principles, or by analogy. Under the doctrine of stare decisis, decided cases which lay down a rule of law are authoritative and must be followed. In […]

  • Precedent

    A judgment or decision of a court of law considered as an authority for deciding a similar state of facts in the same manner or on the same principles, or by analogy. Under the doctrine of stare decisis, decided cases which lay down a rule of law are authoritative and must be followed. In […]

  • Authoritative Precedent

    Meaning of Authoritative Precedent Resources See Also Binding Precedent Under Precedent

  • Condition Precedent

    It is a condition which delays the vesting of a right until an event happens. In real estate law, it is a fact or event which must exist or happen before a right becomes vested. Wein Consolidated Airlines v C.I.R., (C.A.9)528 F.2d 735. In relation to contracts, the term refers to an event or […]

  • Judicial Precedent

    Judicial precedent in Law EnforcementMain Entry: Law Enforcement in the Legal Dictionary. This section provides, in the context of Law Enforcement, a partial definition of judicial precedent.ResourcesSee AlsoLaw Enforcement Officer Police Work Law Enforcement Agency Further Reading judicial […]

  • Law Precedents

    Jurisprudencia…

  • Hindu Law

    The system of native law prevailing among the Gentoos, and administered by the government of British India. In all the arrangements for the administration of justice in India, made by the British government and the East India Company, the principle of reserying to the native inhabitants […]

  • Common Law

    Common law in Law Enforcement Main Entry: Law Enforcement in the Legal Dictionary. This section provides, in the context of Law Enforcement, a partial definition of common law. Grammar This term is a noun. Etimology of Common Law (You may find common law at the world legal encyclopedia and the […]

  • Prototype

    nounarchetype example exemplar exemplum first guide ideal model mold original paradigm paragon pattern precedent protoplast sample source …

  • Case Law

    Legal Definition and Related Resources of Case Law Meaning of Case Law Law which is found in reported cases as distinguished from the law found in statutes. Sometimes used synonymously with common law . […]

  • Standard

    That which is of authority ; that which is accepted as correct or perfect . Conforming to established practise or usage . Also a flag used in war.

  • Decision

    Decision

    Legal Definition and Related Resources of Decision Meaning of Decision A judgment or decree or order pronounced by a court in settlement of a controversy submitted to it. Act of deciding or settling a dispute or question by giving the judgment; […]

  • Opinion

    Legal Definition and Related Resources of Opinion Meaning of Opinion A conclusion or belief held with confidence , after analysis of the facts and the law relating to a matter. Frequently the term is synonymous with judgment . <div […]