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Complete Definition of "ratio decidendi"

English

Etymology
L. ratio, opinion + decidendus, participle of decidere, to settle.

Noun
en-noun|rationes decidendi

  1. Law A judicial decision on a point of law as opposed to an obiter dictum which is merely a judicial opinion.

Related terms
ratio
obiter
obiter dictum

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