If the facts of a precedent (of a higher court in the same hierarchy) are similar to the facts of a present case, a court must apply or follow the ratio decidendi (the legal reason behind a ruling).1  When there is no reasonable distinction, it is ' followed '.f the facts of a precedent (of a higher court in the same hierarchy) are similar to the facts of a present case, a court must apply or follow the ratio decidendi (the legal reason behind a ruling).
The Elephant as Symbol in Chinese Art. The elephant in Chinese art is a symbol of strength and wisdom. It also bears some reference to Buddhism as the elephant is a sacred animal in Buddhist traditions. In. the Buddha is sometimes depicted riding an elephant, which may reference the religionâs origin as transported from.
In the definition An elephant is a large gray animal native to Asia and Africa, the word elephant is the definiendum, and everything after the word is is the definiens. Note that the definiens is not the meaning of the word defined, but is instead something that conveys the same meaning as that word.