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stare decisis

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Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
stare decisis /ˌstɛːrɪ dɪˈsʌɪzɪs, ˌstɑːreɪ dɪˈsiːsɪs/

▶noun Law the legal principle of determining points in litigation according to precedent.

– origin L., lit. ‘stand by things decided’.

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