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Per Incuriam

Part of Speech: Latin phrase

Sense: Used in legal context to describe a judgment or decision that has been made in ignorance or oversight of a relevant law or precedent.

Usage:

• The court's ruling was declared per incuriam as it overlooked a critical legal statute.
• By failing to consider the applicable precedents, the judge issued a per incuriam decision.

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