conflict of authority

conflict of authority
n.
1 A difference of interpretation regarding a point of law between two or more courts, often courts of equal importance or rank (such as the highest appellate court in two states).
2 A difference of opinion regarding a point of law between two or more legal scholars, especially on a point or in an area of law where there is little or no case law.

Webster's New World Law Dictionary. . 2000.

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