stare decisis

短语

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发音

US /ˈstɛə̯ɹ.i dɪˈsaɪ̯.sɪs/
其它
UK /ˈstɛə̯ɹ.i dɪˈsaɪ̯.sɪs/

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    The principle of following judicial precedent.

    遵循先例

    不可数 法律

词源

Learned borrowing from Latin stāre dēcīsīs, from stāre (“to stand; to stay, to remain”) + dēcīsīs, ablative plural of dēcīsus, from dēcidere (“to sever, to decide”). Literally, “to stand by decided matters”.

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