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ratio decidendi

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.08 in modern English

Syllables
ra-tio de-ci-den-di
IPA
19
Scrabble Score
14
Letters
5
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The legal principle or rationale on which a judicial decision is based.

Etymology

Borrowed from Medieval Latin ratiō dēcidendī, from ratiō (“reckoning, method, reasoning”) + dēcidendī, genitive singular of dēcidendus, gerund of dēcidere (“to settle”).

Word Breakdown

  • Root: ratiō dēcidendī

Inflected Forms

rationes decidendi (plural)

Phrases

obiter dictum

Frequently Paired Words

obiter obiter dictum

Questions

What does ratio decidendi mean?
The legal principle or rationale on which a judicial decision is based.
Where does ratio decidendi come from?
Borrowed from Medieval Latin ratiō dēcidendī, from ratiō (“reckoning, method, reasoning”) + dēcidendī, genitive singular of dēcidendus, gerund of dēcidere (“to settle”).

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