The best definition of a precedent is
A) a law developed from custom.
B) a judicial proceeding for the determination of a dispute between parites in which rights are enforced or protected.
C) a proceeding by one person against another in court.
D) a court decision that furnishes an example or authority for deciding subsequent cases involving identical or similar facts.
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