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dis·tin·guish vt: to identify or explain differences in or fromdistinguish ed the cases on factual grounds
Merriam-Webster’s Dictionary of Law. Merriam-Webster. 1996.
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ascertain, characterize, classify, contradistinguish, define, demarcate, differentiate, discern, discriminate, distinguere, divide, draw a distinction, exercise discretion, exercise discrimination, individualize, internoscere, judge, make distinctions, mark out, note differences, particularize, perceive clearly, point out an essential difference, recognize as different, secemere, separate, set apart, specify, winnow
associated concepts: distinguish between right and wrong, distinguishing cases, distinguishing characteristics, distinguishing mark
foreign phrases:
- Ubl lex non distingult, nee nos distinguere debemus. — Where the law does not distinguish, we ought not to distinguish- Qui bene distingult bene docet. — He who distinguishes well, teaches wellII index call (title), characterize, circumscribe (define), classify, contrast, demarcate, detect, diagnose, differentiate, discern (discriminate), elevate, honor, identify, notice (observe), perceive, pierce (discern), recognize (perceive), secern, spy
Burton's Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006
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v.To tell one thing apart from another; to point out differences between things; to show how one case is significantly different from another.
The Essential Law Dictionary. — Sphinx Publishing, An imprint of Sourcebooks, Inc. Amy Hackney Blackwell. 2008.
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to show that a precedent is not in point. When a lawyer has distinguished a precedent, he has shown the court that it does not actually cover the facts of the case before the court.
Collins dictionary of law. W. J. Stewart. 2001.
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To differentiate the ruling in one case from another even though both may have similarities of fact.Category: Small Claims Court & Lawsuits
Nolo’s Plain-English Law Dictionary. Gerald N. Hill, Kathleen Thompson Hill. 2009.
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v. In a judicial decision, or an argument such as a brief in support of a particular legal outcome, to note or argue that a prior decision of the same or another court is inapplicable as precedent, because of significant differences in the facts or in the legal posture of the two cases.
Webster's New World Law Dictionary. Susan Ellis Wild. 2000.
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To set apart as being separate or different; to point out an essential disparity.
Dictionary from West's Encyclopedia of American Law. 2005.
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To set apart as being separate or different; to point out an essential disparity.
Short Dictionary of (mostly American) Legal Terms and Abbreviations.
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v.to argue that the rule in one appeals court decision does not apply to a particular case although there is an apparent similarity (i.e. it is "distinguished").
Law dictionary. EdwART. 2013.
