Precedents Sub Silentio
Black's Law Dictionary · Henry Campbell Black, M.A. · 1910
Black's Law Dictionary
Silent uniform course of practice, uninterrupted though not supported by legal decisions.
See Calton v. Bragg, 15 Blast, 226; Thompson v. Musser, 1 Dall. 464, 1 In Ed. 222.
Precedents that pass sub silentio are of little or, no authority.
16 Vim Abr. 499.