Law dictionary
Terms of art, defined, with the authority each rests on. A term means what the system you are in says it means — so every entry names its jurisdiction, or says plainly that it has none.
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Stare decisisstare decisis et non quieta movere
The doctrine that a court should follow the reasoning of earlier decisions of courts of equal or higher standing on materially similar facts, so that like cases are decided alike.
Statutory declaration
A written statement of fact declared to be true before an authorised witness, used where an oath is not appropriate or where a statute requires it. It carries criminal liability for false declarations but is no…
Strict liability
Liability imposed without proof of fault. In criminal law, an offence requiring no mens rea as to one or more elements; in tort, liability for harm regardless of negligence.