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What (who) is Distinguish - definition

Distinguished; Distinguish; Disting.

distinguish

v. to argue that the rule in one appeals court decision does not apply to a particular case although there is an apparent similarity (i.e. it is "distinguished").

Distinguish

·vt To constitute a difference; to make to differ.

II. Distinguish ·vi To become distinguished or distinctive; to make one's self or itself discernible.

III. Distinguish ·vt To separate from others by a mark of honor; to make eminent or known; to confer distinction upon;

- with by or for.

IV. Distinguish ·vt To separate by definition of terms or logical division of a subject with regard to difference; as, to distinguish sounds into high and low.

V. Distinguish ·vt Not set apart from others by visible marks; to make distinctive or discernible by exhibiting differences; to mark off by some characteristic.

VI. Distinguish ·vi To make distinctions; to perceive the difference; to exercise discrimination;

- with between; as, a judge distinguishes between cases apparently similar, but differing in principle.

VII. Distinguish ·vt To recognize or discern by marks, signs, or characteristic quality or qualities; to know and discriminate (anything) from other things with which it might be confounded; as, to distinguish the sound of a drum.

distinguish

I. v. a.

1.

Characterize, mark, indicate by a mark, mark out.

2.

Discriminate, discern, perceive, tell, know.

3.

Separate, divide.

4.

Signalize, make famous, make celebrated, make known, bring into notice.

II. v. n.

Make distinction, show the difference.

Wikipedia

Distinguishing

In law, to distinguish a case means a court decides the holding or legal reasoning of a precedent case will not apply due to materially different facts between the two cases. Two formal constraints constrain the later court: the expressed relevant factors (also known as considerations, tests, questions or determinants) in the ratio (legal reasoning) of the earlier case must be recited or their equivalent recited or the earlier case makes an exception for their application in the circumstances otherwise it envisages, and the ruling in the later case must not expressly doubt (criticise) the result reached in the precedent case.

The ruling made by the judge or panel of judges must be based on the evidence at hand and the standard binding authorities covering the subject-matter and areas of law cited in or plainly relevant to the dispute (they must be followed).

This means that a precedent will be dealt to (in English and Scottish law known instead as applied to) a case with similar facts, in which a decision can then be distinguished based upon this, or it may be cited with approval but found to be inapplicable on bases reconcilable with the earlier decision's reasoning.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Distinguishing

Examples of use of Distinguish

1. "You learn to recognize one or two varieties well enough to distinguish between them the way you distinguish between tomatoes and cucumbers.

2. But it‘s important to distinguish cause from effect.

3. Lyrically, however, there‘s not much to distinguish between the two.

4. The young child couldnt distinguish between sarcasm and reality.

5. How, for that matter, do you distinguish it from racism?