Primary authority consists of:

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


a

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What will be an ideal response?

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Fill in the blank(s) with the appropriate word(s).

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