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Ratio decidendi literally means reason for decision. It is a principle or proposition of law
based on the material facts of the case.
It disposes of the case before the court.
It is the binding element in a decision or precedent.
It consists of a group of fact situations with those of the instant case as minimum.
maurice.mutuku answered the question on May 1, 2018 at 09:21
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