stare decisis
English
noun
Definitions
- (legal) The principle of following judicial precedent.
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin stāre (stand, stay, remain).
Origin
Latin
stāre
Gloss
stand, stay, remain
Concept
Semantic Field
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Ontological Category
Action/Process
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Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- *stāticum Latin
- stāns Latin
- stāre Latin
- stare Italian
- estar Spanish, Castilian
- *steh₂- Proto-Indo-European
- estage Old French
- sta Romanian, Moldavian, Moldovan
- estar Old Portuguese
- stari Aromanian
- tar Asturian
- stâ Friulian
- estar Old Occitan
- star Venetian
- stur Dalmatian
- estar Ladino
- stà Istriot
- estar Aragonese
- stare Tarantino