PRECEDENT
\pɹˈɛsɪdənt], \pɹˈɛsɪdənt], \p_ɹ_ˈɛ_s_ɪ_d_ə_n_t]\
Definitions of PRECEDENT
- 2006 - WordNet 3.0
- 2011 - English Dictionary Database
- 2010 - New Age Dictionary Database
- 2010 - Legal Glossary Database
- 1919 - The Winston Simplified Dictionary
- 1899 - The american dictionary of the english language.
- 1894 - The Clarendon dictionary
- 1919 - The Concise Standard Dictionary of the English Language
- 1871 - The Cabinet Dictionary of the English Language
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an example that is used to justify similar occurrences at a later time
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(civil law) a law established by following earlier judicial decisions
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a subject mentioned earlier (preceding in time)
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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"
By Princeton University
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an example that is used to justify similar occurrences at a later time
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(civil law) a law established by following earlier judicial decisions
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a subject mentioned earlier (preceding in time)
By DataStellar Co., Ltd
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Going before; anterior; preceding; antecedent; as, precedent services.
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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.
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A preceding circumstance or condition; an antecedent; hence, a prognostic; a token; a sign.
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A rough draught of a writing which precedes a finished copy.
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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.
By Oddity Software
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A legal principle or rule created by one or more decisions of a state or federal appellate court. These rules provide a point of reference or authority for judges deciding similar issues in later cases. Lower courts must apply these rules when faced with similar legal issues. For example, if the Montana Supreme Court decides that a certain type of employment contract overly restricts the right of the employee to quit and get another job, all other Montana courts must apply this same rule.
By Oddity Software
By William Dodge Lewis, Edgar Arthur Singer
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Going before: anterior.
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PRECEDENTLY.
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That which may serve as an example or rule in the future: a parallel case in the past.
By Daniel Lyons
By William Hand Browne, Samuel Stehman Haldeman
By James Champlin Fernald
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n. Something done or said that may serve as an example to authorize a subsequent act of the like kind ;-a preceding circumstance or condition ; a judicial decision, 'interlocutory or final, which serves as a rule for future determinates in similar or analogous oases.
