precedent

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• February 10. 2013 from wordnet.princeton.edu

  precedent — noun — english

  an example that is used to justify similar occurrences at a later time

• March 1. 2016 from wordnet.princeton.edu

  precedent — noun — english

  (civil law) a law established by following earlier judicial decisions

• March 1. 2016 from wordnet.princeton.edu

  precedent — noun — english

  a system of jurisprudence based on judicial precedents rather than statutory laws; "common law originated in the unwritten laws of England and was later applied in the United States"

• March 1. 2016 from wordnet.princeton.edu

  precedent — noun — english

  a subject mentioned earlier (preceding in time)

• March 30. 2016 from wordnet.princeton.edu

  precedent — adjective — english

  preceding in time, order, or significance