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What is the definition for the word precedent?
"Precedent" means coming before, something which precedes. In law it means a past decision in a similar case.
What is the root of precede?
The root for precedent is precede - precedent means "an example which is to justify those at a later time".
What is a term that means a ruling on an earlier case?
Precedent
What is the root word of precedent?
The root word of "precedent" is "precede," which comes from the Latin word "praecedere," meaning "to go before" or "to precede."
Why do courts in England and Wales follow precedent?
Because this means that where precedent occurs that an offense has been dealt with in that manner previous and thus set the bench mark
Judicial restraint means that a judge will consider what when making decisions about a case?
precedent
What is a word that means first of its kind?
Pioneer, pioneering, original prototype
What two types of precedent are there in doctrine of precedent?
binding(mandatory) precedent persuasive precedent
Condition precedent and subsequent?
Condition precedent is a term in a contract that means the parties do not have to perform under the contract until a certain event takes place. Condition subsequent means that a contract is in effect until a particular event takes place.
What are the influences in precedent law?
When a court follows a 'prededent' it means that the same matter (or one very similar to it) has been adjudicated in the past. Altho judges are not REQUIRED to follow precedent, many do.
An appeal to precedent is a type of?
an appeal to precedent is a type of an appeal to precedent is a type of
What does the system of judicial precedent mean?
The way the question is asked: USING judicial precedent, means that the judge is following the lead of a decision in a similar case that has already been decided upon and he is ruling the same way using the other case as a guideline. If the questioner meant to ask what does SETTING judicial precedent mean. . . that means that the judge was rendering a decision in a case of a type that had never been tried, or ruled upon, in the past, and that his verdict would set the 'precedent' by which all future cases might be judged. Judges, by the way, do NOT necessarily have to follow precedent in making rulings.
