Ratio decidendi
Synonyms for "ratio decidendi" (9 found)
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Noun(2 words)
binding rulecase principle
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Noun(3 words)
Related words (4)
Noun(4 words)
legal principleprinciple of decisionprinciple of justificationrule of law
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7 entriesjurisprudencelegal conceptlegal principlelegal reasoningnormative reasoningphilosophical justificationrule of law
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9 entriesCollocations
5 entriesbinding precedentcase lawcourt decisionessential rationalelegal reasoning
Inflections
1 entriesrationes decidendi