Definition (English):1. (Of an agreement) having legal force <a binding contract>. 2. (Of an order) requiring obedience <the temporary injunction was binding on the parties>. binding authority. 1. See binding precedent under PRECEDENT. binding precedent. (I7c) A precedent that a court must follow.• For example, a lower court is bound by an applicable holding of a higher court in the same jurisdiction. - Also termed authoritative precedent; binding authority. Cf. imperative authority under AUTHORITY (4). [Cases: CourtsC--:::>88, 107.) 2. See imperative authority under AUTHORITY imperative authority. Authority that is absolutely binding on a court. - Also termed binding authority. Cf. binding precedent under PRECEDENT.
Definition (Spanish):Gral. Que es de acatamiento obligatorio.
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