Ratio decidendi: Difference between revisions
From ACT Wiki
Jump to navigationJump to search
imported>Doug Williamson m (Spacing and category added 20/8/13) |
imported>Doug Williamson (Added meaning of the Latin to match Obiter dicta entry) |
||
| Line 1: | Line 1: | ||
''Law''. | ''Law''. | ||
Latin phrase meaning, 'the rationale for a decision'. | |||
The underlying principle of law in a particular legal case or other legal decision. | The underlying principle of law in a particular legal case or other legal decision. | ||
Revision as of 13:49, 30 March 2016
Law.
Latin phrase meaning, 'the rationale for a decision'.
The underlying principle of law in a particular legal case or other legal decision.
Often abbreviated in discussions between lawyers to 'ratio'.
