_____means "adhere to the decision and do not unsettle things which are established"

Stare decisis

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Ratio decidendi

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Obiter dicta

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None of the above

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Solution

The correct option is B Stare decisis
The doctrine of judicial precedent is based on stare decisis. It means standing by previous decisions. Once a point of law has been decided in a particular case, that law must be applied in all future cases containing the same material facts.

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