RATIODECIDENDI

Ratio decidendi

Ratio decidendi is a Latin phrase meaning "the reason" or "the rationale for the decision". The ratio decidendi is "the point in a case which determines the judgment" or "the principle which the case establishes".

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ratio decidendi

Noun

  1. The legal principle or rationale on which a judicial decision is based.


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