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English to English adjective
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Going before; anterior; preceding; antecedent; as, precedent services. |  | source: webster1913 adjective satellite
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preceding in time, order, or significance | | source: wordnet30 noun
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an example that is used to justify similar occurrences at a later time | | source: wordnet30
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(civil law) a law established by following earlier judicial decisions | | source: wordnet30
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a system of jurisprudence based on judicial precedents rather than statutory laws | | Example: common law originated in the unwritten laws of England and was later applied in the United States
source: wordnet30
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a subject mentioned earlier (preceding in time) | | source: wordnet30
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Something done or said that may serve as an example to authorize a subsequent act of the same kind; an authoritative example. | | source: webster1913
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