The court bases its decision on the record of the case and does not solicit new testimony or evidence.

After all, he said, the court based its ruling on state and federal constitutional guarantees of free speech.

Therefore, the court must often base its decision on circumstantial evidence such as that referred to in the article.

The court based its decision on an interpretation of Congressional intent.

But here the court expressly based its conclusion on three errors of law.

The evidence is circumstantial at best; no court would base a conviction on it.

The court based its decision on a contextual analysis of the applicable statutes.

The court based its ruling on an analysis of Lawrence v. Texas.

The Colombian court, in contrast, based its ruling on a woman's right to health, life and equality.

The court based its decision on several cases, including one in 1932 that was decided by the state's Supreme Court.