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precedent

Common law principle that, in deciding a particular case, judges are bound to follow any applicable principles of law laid down by superior courts in earlier reported cases.



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The decision, which neither sets a legal precedent nor is binding on future decisions, may
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This suboptimal exercise of care allows the government to take on prosecution of cases that well may be weakly supported, poorly reasoned, and therefore of limited value as either a legal precedent or as a signal to future actors who wish to avoid engaging in fraudulent conduct.
 
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