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Ratio decidendi

Term · Law · MLC-T-LAW-004111

The legal principle or rule of law on which a judicial decision is based. This constitutes the binding part of a precedent, distinguishing it from obiter dicta, which are incidental remarks. Courts in common law systems are bound by the ratio decidendi of higher courts.

Table 1. Record
IdentifierMLC-T-LAW-004111
FieldLaw
Record as JSON 
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  "id": "MLC-T-LAW-004111",
  "term": "Ratio decidendi",
  "field": "Law",
  "definition": "The legal principle or rule of law on which a judicial decision is based. This constitutes the binding part of a precedent, distinguishing it from obiter dicta, which are incidental remarks. Courts in common law systems are bound by the ratio decidendi of higher courts.",
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/law/ratio-decidendi/"
}

Record 4,159 of 5,439 in Law terminology (MLC-0107). Request the full dataset.