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legal precedent

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legal precedent noun authoritative decision, auuhoritative principle of law, case law, controlling law, established doctrine, legal doctrine, model, ruling, standard
See also: jurisprudence


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In what is considered an important legal precedent, a Georgia man was found guilty of performing female genital mutilation on his two-year-old daughter.
The Long Island resident told The Advocate that Sarafino was a fighter, so she had to sue, even though legal precedent prevents gay people from doing so in a partner's name.
Instead, the ruling should "embolden other schools to took a tittle differently at protecting their rights," since there is now a legal precedent, he says.
 
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