binding precedent

collocation in English

meaningsofbindingandprecedent

These words are often used together. Click on the links below to explore the meanings. Or,see other collocations withprecedent.
binding
adjective
uk
/ˈbaɪn.dɪŋ/us
/ˈbaɪn.dɪŋ/
(especially of an agreement) that cannot be legally avoided ...
See more atbinding
precedent
noun
uk
/ˈpres.ɪ.dənt/us
/ˈpres.ə.dent/
an action, situation, or decision that has already happened and can be used as a reason why a similar action or decision should be performed ...
See more atprecedent

(Definition ofbindingandprecedentfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofbinding precedent

These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors.
But notice that if the court had decided to enforce the terms of the will, as the dissent urged, that holding would also have createdbindingprecedent.
From theCambridge English Corpus
The common-law doctrine ofbindingprecedentchanges this by requiring later courts to treat earlier cases as correctly decided on their facts.
From theCambridge English Corpus
Some pointers to this may be gleaned from a consideration of the historical origins of the modern doctrine ofbindingprecedent.
From theCambridge English Corpus
That is in line with the civil law, which has no doctrine ofbindingprecedent.
From the
Hansard archive
Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0
Even more difficult is the matter of abindingprecedentby a higher court.
From the
Hansard archive
Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0
Nobindingprecedenthas been set for the future.
From the
Hansard archive
Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0
If a case has been decided on a certain legal principle previously, that becomes thebindingprecedentwhich a later court has to follow.
From the
Hansard archive
Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0
I am, therefore, ruling that the decision referred to in the motion is not one that is regarded as abindingprecedentfor future legislation.
From the
Hansard archive
Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0
Then the problem was translating that into our own legal system without legislation, given the doctrine ofbindingprecedent.
From the
Hansard archive
Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0
I would say that in future we should never start conciliation without a minister present, as a matter of principle, and we should not create abindingprecedent.
FromEuroparl Parallel Corpus - English
Being "obiter dicta", this remark was not actually abindingprecedent, yet it essentially created the doctrine of promissory estoppel.
From
Wikipedia
This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.
Having failed to receive a majority of the court's votes, concurring opinions are notbindingprecedentand can not be cited as such.
From
Wikipedia
This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.
A dissenting opinion does not createbindingprecedentnor does it become a part of case law.
From
Wikipedia
This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.
Such a pronouncement will not amount to abindingprecedent, but is instead called an "obiter dictum".
From
Wikipedia
This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.
The court's published opinions arebindingprecedentfor the conduct of courts-martial in the naval service.
From
Wikipedia
This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.
If this occurs, then the decision of the court below is affirmed, but the case is not considered to bebindingprecedent.
From
Wikipedia
This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.
A jury trial verdict in a case is binding only in that case, and is not a legallybindingprecedentin other cases.
From
Wikipedia
This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.
District court decisions are notbindingprecedentat all, only persuasive.
From
Wikipedia
This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.
It ought not to remainbindingprecedent.
From
Wikipedia
This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.
These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors.
Want to learn more?
Go to the definition ofbinding
Go to the definition ofprecedent
See other collocations withprecedent