Precedent word meaning and definition
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Meaning and definition for "precedent" word
[noun] (civil law) a law established by following earlier judicial decisions
[noun] a subject mentioned earlier (preceding in time)
[noun] a system of jurisprudence based on judicial precedents rather than statutory laws; "common law originated in the the unwritten laws of England and was later applied in the United States"
[adjective] preceding in time, order, or significance
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\Prec"e*dent\, n. 1. Something done or said that may serve as an example to authorize a subsequent act of the same kind; an authoritative example. Examples for cases can but direct as precedents only. --Hooker. 2. A preceding circumstance or condition; an antecedent; hence, a prognostic; a token; a sign. [Obs.] 3. A rough draught of a writing which precedes a finished copy. [Obs.] --Shak. 4. (Law) 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. --Wharton. Syn: Example; antecedent. Usage: {Precedent}, {Example}. An example in a similar case which may serve as a rule or guide, but has no authority out of itself. A precedent is something which comes down to us from the past with the sanction of usage and of common consent. We quote examples in literature, and precedents in law.
Synonyms for precedent
case in point, case law, case law, common law, common law, preceding(a)
See also: civil law | example | illustration | instance | jurisprudence | law | representative | subject | theme | topic |
Related terms: action, announcer, antecedent, antetype, antitype, award, bellwether, biotype, consideration, deliverance, former, front runner, genotype, groundbreaker, harbinger, imitatee, order, premise, type, type specimen, urtext, vanguard
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Let's analyse "precedent" as pure text. This string has Nine letters in Three syllables and Three vowels. 33.3% of vowels is 5.3% less then average English word. Written in backwards: TNEDECERP. Average typing speed for these characters is 2430 milliseconds. [info]
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precedent: 5 + 5 + 5 = 15, reduced: 6 . and the final result is Six. |
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