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How to determine the ratio decidendi

Meaning of ratio decidendi

The principle that a decision is a precedent as to its ratio decidendi

The principle that the ratio decidendi is the only part of a court's decision that creates binding precedent

The rule that ratio decidendi is dependent on the evidence proved at the trial

Whether a case loses its authority as a binding precedent if the ratio decidendi of that case is not discoverable

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