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''Law''. | |||
Latin phrase meaning, 'through the want of care'. | |||
A decision per incuriam is one which a subsequent court finds to be characterised by lack of due regard to the law or the facts, and therefore not of binding precedent. | |||
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Latest revision as of 16:40, 25 January 2014
Law.
Latin phrase meaning, 'through the want of care'.
A decision per incuriam is one which a subsequent court finds to be characterised by lack of due regard to the law or the facts, and therefore not of binding precedent.
