Persuasive authority is

a. authority that a court may follow if it is persuaded to do so.
b. statutes, administrative rules, executive orders, case decisions and the law; they are legally binding directives coming from governmental bodies.
c. commentary, descriptions of or analysis of the law.
d. legal authority that a court must abide by and is binding in all situations within that authorities' jurisdiction.


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