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1. ratio decidendi; reason for a verdictLaw
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2. Ratio decidendiRatio decidendi is a Latin phrase meaning "the reason" or "the rationale for the decision. " The ratio decidendi is "[t t]he point in a case which determines the judgment" or "the principle which the case establishes. " In other words, ratio decidendi is legal rule derived from, and consistent with, those parts of legal reasoning within a judgment on which the outcome of the case depends.
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