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What is the name given to a legal decision that sets a pattern for future similar cases?
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What is the name given to a legal decision that sets a pattern for future similar cases?

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Precedent refers to a court decision that is considered as authority for deciding subsequent cases involving identical or similar facts, or similar legal issues
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