LEGAL WORD
Stare decisis
Latin maxim · Jurisprudence
Stare decisis
- Type: Latin maxim
- Area of law: Jurisprudence
1 What it means
To stand by decided cases. Courts follow earlier decisions on the same point of law so that the law stays stable and predictable.
2 Use it in a sentence
Bound by stare decisis, the High Court followed the Supreme Court's earlier ruling.
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