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16_a_factbook_2_2010
The foundation of English common law is legal precedent - referred to as stare decisis , meaning to stand by things decided .

%3 0016_0001__The_0016_0002__foundation the_foundation 0016_0006__law law 0016_0001__The_0016_0002__foundation->0016_0006__law of 0016_0004__English english 0016_0006__law->0016_0004__English [attrib] 0016_0005__common common 0016_0006__law->0016_0005__common [attrib] 0016_0007__is is 0016_0007__is->0016_0001__The_0016_0002__foundation [arg0] 0016_0009__precedent precedent 0016_0007__is->0016_0009__precedent [prd2] 0016_0008__legal legal 0016_0009__precedent->0016_0008__legal [attrib] 0016_0011__referred_0016_0012__to referred_to 0016_0011__referred_0016_0012__to->0016_0009__precedent [arg1] 0016_0014__stare_0016_0015__decisis stare_decisis 0016_0011__referred_0016_0012__to->0016_0014__stare_0016_0015__decisis as[prd] 0016_0017__meaning meaning 0016_0017__meaning->0016_0014__stare_0016_0015__decisis [arg0] 0016_0019__stand stand 0016_0017__meaning->0016_0019__stand [arg1] 0016_0021__things things 0016_0019__stand->0016_0021__things by[loc] 0016_0022__decided decided 0016_0022__decided->0016_0021__things [arg1] 
arc(r_0016_0001__The_r_0016_0002__foundation,r_0016_0006__law,r_0016_0003__of).
arc(r_0016_0006__law,r_0016_0004__English,attrib).
arc(r_0016_0006__law,r_0016_0005__common,attrib).
arc(r_0016_0007__is,r_0016_0001__The_r_0016_0002__foundation,arg0).
arc(r_0016_0007__is,r_0016_0009__precedent,prd2).
arc(r_0016_0009__precedent,r_0016_0008__legal,attrib).
arc(r_0016_0011__referred_r_0016_0012__to,r_0016_0009__precedent,arg1).
arc(r_0016_0011__referred_r_0016_0012__to,r_0016_0014__stare_r_0016_0015__decisis,r_0016_0013__as__prd).
arc(r_0016_0017__meaning,r_0016_0014__stare_r_0016_0015__decisis,arg0).
arc(r_0016_0017__meaning,r_0016_0019__stand,arg1).
arc(r_0016_0019__stand,r_0016_0021__things,r_0016_0020__by__loc).
arc(r_0016_0022__decided,r_0016_0021__things,arg1).

IP-MAT NP-SBJ D The N foundation PP P-ROLE of NP ADJP ADJ English ADJP ADJ common N law BEP;~Ln is NP-PRD2 ADJP ADJ legal N precedent PUNC - IP-PPL NP-LGS * VVN;~phr_Vpr.n/a referred PP-CLR P-ROLE to PP-PRD P-ROLE as NP NPR stare NPR decisis PUNC , IP-PPL VAG meaning IP-INF3-OB1 TO to VB stand PP-LOC P-ROLE by NP NS things IP-PPL NP-LGS * VVN decided PUNC . 
( (IP-MAT (NP-SBJ (D The;{the})
                  (N foundation;{foundation})
                  (PP (P-ROLE of;{of})
                      (NP (ADJP (ADJ English;{english}))
                          (ADJP (ADJ common;{common}))
                          (N law;{law}))))
          (BEP;~Ln is;{be})
          (NP-PRD2 (ADJP (ADJ legal;{legal}))
                   (N precedent;{precedent})
                   (PUNC -)
                   (IP-PPL (NP-LGS *)
                           (VVN;~phr_Vpr.n/a referred;{refer[to,as]})
                           (PP-CLR (P-ROLE to;{to}))
                           (PP-PRD (P-ROLE as;{as})
                                   (NP (NPR stare;{stare})
                                       (NPR decisis;{decisis})
                                       (PUNC ,)
                                       (IP-PPL (VAG meaning;{mean})
                                               (IP-INF3-OB1 (TO to;{to})
                                                            (VB stand;{stand})
                                                            (PP-LOC (P-ROLE by;{by})
                                                                    (NP (NS things;{thing})
                                                                        (IP-PPL (NP-LGS *)
                                                                                (VVN decided;{decide}))))))))))
          (PUNC .))
  (ID 16_a_factbook_2_2010))