Judicial Dictionary
Title | Precedent |
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Precedent is a judicial decision used as a source of law in later related
cases. It is a previous case that is taken as an example in making legal
decisions which substantially varies from legal system to legal system like
Common law legal system, Civil law legal system, etc, A decision is to be
read with reference to the facts and circumstances of the case and not
independently of them. ….. [Abdul Gani Talukdar vs. Rushan (1960) 12 DLR
40]
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