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Landmark decision — A landmark decision is the outcome of a legal case (often thus referred to as a landmark case) that establishes a precedent that either substantially changes the interpretation of the law or that simply establishes new case law on a particular… … Wikipedia
landmark decision — A decision of the Supreme Court that significantly changes existing law. See e.g., Brown decision; Miranda Rule … Black's law dictionary
landmark decision — A decision of the Supreme Court that significantly changes existing law. See e.g., Brown decision; Miranda Rule … Black's law dictionary
landMARK — land·mark n often attrib 1: an object (as a stone or tree) that marks a boundary of land 2: an event or development that marks a turning point or stage a landmark decision 3: a structure (as a building) of unusual historical or aesthetic… … Law dictionary
Landmark (disambiguation) — Landmark or landmarks can refer to *landmark, a notable geographical feature or buildingbuildings: *The Landmark, a pair of skyscrapers under construction at 22 Marsh Wall in Canary Wharf, London, England *The Landmark (Hong Kong), an office and… … Wikipedia
landmark — noun 1 feature of the landscape ADJECTIVE ▪ distinctive (esp. BrE), prominent ▪ famous, well known ▪ familiar ▪ After twenty years, all the familiar landmarks had disappeared … Collocations dictionary
decision — noun ADJECTIVE ▪ big, crucial, fateful, important, key, landmark (law), major, momentous ▪ It was a big decision to make … Collocations dictionary
landmark — land|mark [ˈlændma:k US ma:rk] n 1.) something that is easy to recognize, such as a tall tree or building, and that helps you know where you are ▪ One of Belfast s most famous landmarks, the Grosvenor Hall, has been demolished. 2.) one of the… … Dictionary of contemporary English
landmark — noun (C) 1 an event, idea, or discovery that marks an important part of someone s life, of the development of knowledge etc: The discovery of penicillin was a landmark in the history of medicine. | landmark discovery/decision etc: the landmark… … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
Decision — A decision is the selection between possible actions. A choice is the selection between two or more objects. The term decision may refer to: Judgment (law), as the outcome of a legal case Decision (baseball), a statistical credit earned by a… … Wikipedia
