persuasive precedent
persuasive precedent · persuasive precedents
A precedent set in a court that has no precedence over another but whose decisions are…A precedent set in a court that has no precedence over another but whose decisions are considered to be sufficiently useful that they may be used, although they are not binding until used by a superior court.
Meaning
1 sensesA precedent set in a court that has no precedence over another but whose decisions are considered to be sufficiently useful that they may be used, although they are not binding until used by a superior court.
Forms
plural: persuasive precedents| Singular | persuasive precedent |
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