Definition of ratio decidendi in English:
ratio decidendi
nounPlural rationes decidendi ˌdɛsɪˈdɛndiːˌrätēō ˌdesəˈdendēˌrāSHēō ˌdesəˈdendī
Law The rule of law on which a judicial decision is based.
Example sentencesExamples
- Courts are bound by principles of law, the ratio decidendi of cases.
- If the Court refuses that, there are some interesting arguments about how one determines ratio decidendi.
- You must then deal fully with the ratio decidendi of the case, with a detailed analysis of Lord Templeman's judgment on behalf of the majority.
- I do not find it easy to discover the ratio decidendi of Pook's case.
- The former are described as being the ratio decidendi (reasons for the decision).
- If property suddenly became available all over the country many of the rationes decidendi of the past would be quite inappropriate.
Origin
Latin, literally 'reason for deciding'.
Definition of ratio decidendi in US English:
ratio decidendi
nounˌrätēō ˌdesəˈdendēˌrāSHēō ˌdesəˈdendī
Law The rule of law on which a judicial decision is based.
Example sentencesExamples
- If the Court refuses that, there are some interesting arguments about how one determines ratio decidendi.
- You must then deal fully with the ratio decidendi of the case, with a detailed analysis of Lord Templeman's judgment on behalf of the majority.
- Courts are bound by principles of law, the ratio decidendi of cases.
- I do not find it easy to discover the ratio decidendi of Pook's case.
- The former are described as being the ratio decidendi (reasons for the decision).
- If property suddenly became available all over the country many of the rationes decidendi of the past would be quite inappropriate.
Origin
Latin, literally ‘reason for deciding’.