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precedent::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | case law, common law |
| Type of | civil law |
precedent::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | case law, common law |
| Type of | law, jurisprudence |
precedent::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | case in point |
| Type of | instance, representative, example, illustration |
| Derivation | precede |
precedent::adjective | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Derivation | precedency, precede, precedence |
Examples of precedent
precedent
As I said, England's adoption of the host nation's colours is without precedent.
From the guardian.co.uk
They didn't consider the possibility of a sunami, because they was no precedent.
From the independent.co.uk
Fahey himself saddled 181 winners, but is not remotely daunted by the precedent.
From the independent.co.uk
I sincerely doubt they'll allow a precedent to be set by such a ridiculous case.
From the techcrunch.com
Precedent exists for this kind of thing, and not just in The Gods Must Be Crazy.
From the techcrunch.com
We note that while there is historical precedent for this, we do not support it.
From the battleland.blogs.time.com
Garber's ruling in the case has some value as far as setting precedent, he said.
From the sacbee.com
One has to go back 76 years to find precedent in a similar economic catastrophe.
From the thestate.com
Seeking voters'approval to sell bonds to pay for veterans'bonuses has precedent.
From the dispatchpolitics.com
- Preceding in time, order, or significance
- An example that is used to justify similar occurrences at a later time
- Case law: (civil law) a law established by following earlier judicial decisions
- Common law: 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"
- (precedented) having or supported or justified by a precedent
- (precedency) precedence: status established in order of importance or urgency; "...its precedence as the world's leading manufacturer of pharmaceuticals"; "national independence takes priority over class struggle"
- In common law legal systems, a precedent or authority is a legal case establishing a principle or rule that a court or other judicial body may utilize when deciding subsequent cases with similar issues or facts.
- (Precedence (solitaire)) Precedence (also known as Order of Precedence) is a solitaire card game which uses two decks of playing cards. It is a building game where the playing does not have to worry about a tableau or playing area. ...
- An act in the past which may be used as an example to help decide the outcome of similar instances in the future; A decided case which is cited or used as an example to justify a judgment in a subsequent case; The aforementioned (thing); The previous version; To provide precedents for; To be ...
