stare decisis

English

Etymology

From the Latin stāre (“to stand; to stay, to remain”) + dēcīsīs (ablative plural of dēcīsus, from dēcīdō (“I sever, I decide”); literally "to stand by decided matters".

Pronunciation

(US) enPR: ste(ə)'rē di.sī'sis

Noun

stare decisis (uncountable)

(law) The principle of following judicial precedent.

Translations

principle of following judicial precedent

Chinese:
Mandarin: 遵循先例 (zūnxún xiānlì)

Finnish: ennakkotapausoppi

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