binding precedent
英 [ˈbaɪndɪŋ ˈpresɪdənt]
美 [ˈbaɪndɪŋ ˈpresɪdənt]
有约（拘）束力的判例；有约（拘）束力的先例；有强制力的先例
双语例句
- This statement, however, was only in dictum, and does not fall into the category of binding precedent.
这份声明，但仅在判词中，不属于有约束力的先例。 - After descibing practical rules of application in different courts, it emphases that the binding part in a precedent actually is ratio decidendi and discusses the method of distincting it.
遵循先例的规则及哲学基础。在介绍了遵循先例原则在不同法院的操作规则后，着重指出先例中具有法律效力的乃是判决理由，并讨论了如何识别判决中的判决理由。