LEGAL WORD
Persuasive precedent
Legal term · Jurisprudence
Persuasive precedent
- Type: Legal term
- Area of law: Jurisprudence
1 What it means
A decision that is not binding but may influence a court, like a foreign judgment.
2 Use it in a sentence
The English case was cited as persuasive precedent.
3 Make it stick
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