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Term: fovere consimilem causam
Definition: Fovere consimilem causam means to favor a similar case. This term is used in law to refer to a situation where a judge who has a personal interest in a case may also be disqualified in a later case if the ruling in the former case could affect the ruling in the latter. In simpler terms, it means that a judge who has a conflict of interest in one case may also have a conflict of interest in another case if the two cases are similar and the ruling in one case could affect the ruling in the other.