Precedent
91judicial precedent — See precedent …
92overruling precedent — The nullification of a prior decision as a precedent by a constitutionally valid statute or the rendition of a decision by the same court or by a higher ranking court which establishes a different rule on the point of law involved. 20 Am J2d Cts… …
93judicial precedent — noun The system whereby a court is bound to declare the law in accordance with previous rulings by equivalent or higher courts • • • Main Entry: ↑judicial …
94quasi-precedent — adj. * * * …
95condition precedent — noun a condition imposed on an agreement that must be satisfied before property is transferred between parties …
96binding precedent — legal decision on a case which must be followed in similar future cases (Law) …
97created a precedent — made a situation which can be used in future cases …
98historical precedent — event which occurred in the past and became an example for a later event …
99set a legal precedent — innovative decision in court which is to be set as an example …
100set a precedent — set an example, set a general rule …