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On all fours

Term · Law · MLC-T-LAW-003543

Describing a legal case or precedent that is identical or very similar in its facts and legal issues to the case currently being considered. When two cases are on all fours, the earlier case serves as a highly persuasive or binding authority for the present one. This concept is central to the doctrine of stare decisis.

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IdentifierMLC-T-LAW-003543
FieldLaw
Record as JSON 
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  "definition": "Describing a legal case or precedent that is identical or very similar in its facts and legal issues to the case currently being considered. When two cases are on all fours, the earlier case serves as a highly persuasive or binding authority for the present one. This concept is central to the doctrine of stare decisis.",
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/law/on-all-fours/"
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