stare decisis
noun/ˈstɛə̯ɹ.i dɪˈsaɪ̯.sɪs/US
Etymology
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”.
- learned borrowing from stāre dēcīsīs
Definitions
The principle of following judicial precedent.
- Similarly, Walter F. Murphy, a student of judicial politics, noted that stare decisis provides the “harried judges who face difficult choices with a welcome decision-making crutch.”
- Thomas’s opinion also overturns previous supreme court rulings, in an abrogation of the court’s own adherence to the principle of stare decisis — that is, being faithful to precedent.
The neighborhood
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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA