Difference between revisions of "Precedent"

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(New page: Precedent means laws established by previous cases which must be followed in cases involving identical circumstances. See also stare decisis. category:legal terms)
 
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Precedent means laws established by previous cases which must be followed in cases involving identical circumstances. See also [[stare decisis]]. [[category:legal terms]]
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'''Precedent''' is [[law]]s established by previous [[case]]s which must be followed in cases involving identical circumstances.  
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==See also==
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* [[stare decisis]]
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Revision as of 13:17, November 13, 2007

Precedent is laws established by previous cases which must be followed in cases involving identical circumstances.

See also