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Meaning of 'precedent' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Precedent [ a.]
- Going before; anterior; preceding; antecedent; as, precedent services.
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.
- 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]
Meaning (1):
- 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

Nearby Words:

pre- preaccusation preace preach preached preacher preachership preachify preaching preachman

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