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Meaning of 'precedent'
Meaning of 'precedent' (Webster Dictionary)
1. Precedent 
[ a.]
- Going before; anterior; preceding; antecedent; as,
precedent services. [ a.]2. Precedent [ n.]
- Something done or said that may serve as an example to
authorize a subsequent act of the same kind; an authoritative example. [ n.]- A preceding circumstance or condition; an antecedent; hence, a prognostic; a token; a sign.
- A rough draught of a writing which precedes a finished copy.
- A judicial decision which serves as a rule for future determinations in similar or analogous cases; an authority to be followed in courts of justice; forms of proceeding to be followed in similar cases.
Meaning of 'precedent' (Princeton's WordNet)
1. precedent [ n]
[ n]Meaning (1):
- a system of jurisprudence based on judicial precedents rather than statutory laws
- a system of jurisprudence based on judicial precedents rather than statutory laws
Example in sentence:
- common law originated in the unwritten laws of England and was later applied in the United States
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