A legal case establishing a principle or rule that a court may need to adopt when deciding subsequent cases with similar issues or facts.
(civil law) a law established by following earlier judicial decisions
preceding in time, order, or significance
an example that is used to justify similar occurrences at a later time
a subject mentioned earlier (preceding in time)
a system of jurisprudence based on judicial precedents rather than statutory laws; "common law originated in the unwritten laws of England and was later applied in the United States"
a system of jurisprudence based on judicial precedents rather than statutory laws
