Legal Dictionary of Pakistan
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Distinguish
ub. 1. To note a significant factual, procedural, or legal difference in (an earlier case), usu. to minimize the case's precedential effect or to show that it is inapplicable <the lawyer distinguished the cited case from the case at bar>."In practice, courts do not concede to their predecessors the power of laying down very wide rules; they reserve to themselves the power to narrow such rules by introducing into them particular facts of the precedent case that were treated by the earlier distinguishing.' " John Salmond, Jurisprudence 192 (Glanville L. Williams ed., 10th ed. 1947)_2. To make a distinction <the court distinguished between willful and reckless conduct. - distinction, n.distinguishing.' " John Salmond, Jurisprudence 192 (Glanville L. Williams ed., 10th ed. 1947)_2. To make a distinction <the court distinguished between willful and reckless conduct. - distinction, n.
Distinguishable
adj. (Of a case or law) different from, and thereby not controlling or applicable in, a given case or situation.
distinguishing mark
A physical indication or feature that identifies or delineates one person or thing from another <the voting ballots contained distinguishing marks so that they could not be counted>. See DISTINCTIVENESS.