law of the case

law of the case definition - legal

n

In appellate litigation, the doctrine that the decision in an earlier appeal is binding on the appeals court considering a later one in the same case.

Webster's New World Law Dictionary Copyright © 2006 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Hoboken, New Jersey.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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