STARE DECISIS


Meaning of STARE DECISIS in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˌster-ē-di-ˈsī-səs, ˌstär- ]

noun

Etymology: Latin, to stand by decided matters

Date: 1782

: a doctrine or policy of following rules or principles laid down in previous judicial decisions unless they contravene the ordinary principles of justice

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.