prior decision
collocation in Englishmeaningsofprioranddecision
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prior
adjective[before noun]
uk/praɪər/us/praɪr/
formal
existing or happening before something else, or before a ...
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decision
noun
uk/dɪˈsɪʒ.ən/us/dɪˈsɪʒ.ən/
a choice that you make about something after thinking about ...
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(Definition ofprioranddecisionfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)
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Convergence was not dependent upon the idea of membership - it was apriordecision.
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By definition, subsequent litigants will be bound by apriordecisiononly to the extent that they are similarly situated, in material respects, to the litigants in the prior case.
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Thispriordecisionmust be withdrawn at all costs.
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I would not like to think that, in advance of a thorough study, somepriordecisionhad been taken as to what might achieve the very best balance.
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The conflict escalated soon, however, with the parliament changing itspriordecisionto hold a referendum.
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The court of appeals found the trial court to be in error, and reversed and remanded thepriordecision.
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Given these resource limits, a strategy of constantly starting from scratch-of never treating prior decisions as settling a practical question-would r un into obvious difficulties.
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In "de novo" appeals, a new decision maker re-hears the case without any reference to thepriordecisionmaker.
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Decisions have already been made by governmental agencies behind the scenes, so meetings or hearings are merely forums for defending or legitimizing prior decisions, or allowing a public venting.
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However, the framework is also intended to apply to logically prior decisions about the selection and scoping of technologies for evaluation and in decisions about the prioritization of future research.
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Dworkin urges that prior decisions misapplied the concept and therefore misapplied the law.
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This means that the system is more flexible than static acquisition interfaces that require the user to walk through the same set of pages irrespective of context and prior decisions.
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It is suggested that choice is offered, but no choice is given, because prior decisions have been taken.
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Yet it is an association for as noble a purpose as any involved in our prior decisions.
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Each opinion sets forth the facts, prior decisions, and legal reasoning behind the position taken.
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The principle of stare decisis applies to common law, and this obligates judges to respect the precedents established by prior decisions made by other courts.
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Because of this, it set aside a seres of prior decisions that had set a test for determining the content of customary law by referencing long-standing and historical practices.
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For example, the amount of output to produce, the cost to be incurred, etc. involve prior decisions on whether to produce or not, whether to spend or not, etc.
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