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Easy!!! What is a decision called that people can point to and say, “Here is how you handled this situation before?”

Group of answer choices
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A-precedent
B-priority
C-provision of a rule
D-position of an issue

User Tobin
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Answer:

I believe the correct answer is Precedent.

Step-by-step explanation:

Precedent is a previous situation that has occurred of which someone is now trying to rely upon to solve a similar problem. Now, in Law, Precedent is a previous decision of the Court in a particular case that established a legal principle and is now applied in a similar case with the same facts. For instance, a lawyer when arguing a case in the court of law uses judicial precedents to back up his arguments. Precedents are case laws that judges and justices use in arriving at a just decision. It serves as a guideline.

“Here is how you handled this situation before" clearly shows it is a precedent.

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