How can a presiding officer avoid the binding force of a ratio decidendi from an earlier case?

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How can a presiding officer avoid the binding force  of a  ratio decidendi  from an earlier case?

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By reserving judgment to a later stage ( c uria advisari vult )

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By relying on the o biter dictum  of the present case.

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By relying on the doctrine of  stare decisis

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By d istinguishing the present case from the earlier case.

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