stare decisis

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English

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Etymology

From the (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Latin stāre (“to stand; to stay, to remain”) + dēcīsīs (ablative plural of dēcīsus, from dēcīdō (“I sever, I decide”); literally "to stand by decided matters".

Pronunciation

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Noun

stare decisis (uncountable)

  1. (law) The principle of following judicial precedent.

Translations

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