well-settled

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Adjective

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well-settled (comparative more well-settled, superlative most well-settled)

  1. Fully established or determined; standing on firm historical footing.
    Synonym: well-established
    • 2021, Edwards v. Vannoy (U.S. Supreme Court No. 19–5807), Justice Kagan dissenting:
      Ramos didn’t just announce a new rule. It reversed a prior, well-settled one.

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