A "binding precedent" refers to a legal decision made by a higher court that lower courts must follow in similar cases. It sets a rule or principle that becomes a requirement for future cases, creating a consistent and predictable legal system.
Sentences with «binding precedent»
It also continues the multi-year trend of the top case offering more smiles than value in the form of binding precedent. (slaw.ca)
I could tell you stories, but ask any litigator - ultimately the case is about what the judge says it is about, and there is no such thing as binding precedent. (slaw.ca)
A lower court is not entitled to ignore binding precedent. (slaw.ca)