Legal Dictionary
Main Entry:
jurisprudence con·stantePronunciation:
-kon-'stäntFunction:
nounEtymology: French, uniform jurisprudence
: a doctrine in the civil law of Louisiana: a long series of previous decisions applying a particular rule of law carries great weight and may be determinative in subsequent cases;
also : the rule of law applied in the jurisprudence constante —compare
STARE DECISIS
