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Precedent is the principle in law of using the past in order to assist in current interpretation and decision-making. Precedent does not dictate how a new case should be decided, but it can be very important in establishing, by reference, how courts in general have viewed a particlar law or a type of circumstance viewd in a legal setting.
Precedent is the principle in law of using the past in order to assist in current interpretation and decision-making. Precedent does not dictate how a new case should be decided, but it can be very important in establishing, by reference, how courts in general have viewed a particlar law or a type of circumstance viewed in a legal setting.
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