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If a judge bases his or her final decision on existing law, it is an example of common law; what is the decision called that a judge arrives at from a case with unique circumstances?
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If a judge bases his or her final decision on existing law, it is an example of common law; what is the decision called that a judge arrives at from a case with unique circumstances?

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A prior ruling or judgment on any case is known as a precedent.

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