What is another word for precedent?
Pronunciation:
[ pɹˈɛsɪdənt], [ pɹˈɛsɪdənt], [ p_ɹ_ˈɛ_s_ɪ_d_ə_n_t]
Synonyms for Precedent:
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adj.
• preceding- Precursive ,
- aforeknown ,
- forerunning ,
- pre-existent ,
- preexistent ,
- prevenient ,
- prodromal ,
- supra ,
- one time .
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adv.
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n.
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- acquit ,
- acquittal ,
- annul ,
- award ,
- bar ,
- bring in a verdict ,
- call for ,
- charge ,
- citation ,
- model ,
- pattern .
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- action ,
- appeal ,
- class action ,
- committal ,
- court ,
- court-martial ,
- dissent ,
- earlier ,
- precede .
- de sign ,
- de signs ,
- de-sign ,
- de-signs ,
- in to ,
- inheritences ,
- matter course ,
- pre cept ,
- pre-cept ,
- unwritten rules .
- p's .
- de tail ,
- de tails ,
- de-tail ,
- de-tails ,
- in stance ,
- in stances ,
- in-stance ,
- in-stances ,
- re presentative ,
- re-presentative .
- be hest ,
- be hests ,
- be-hest ,
- be-hests ,
- due processes ,
- in junction ,
- in junctions ,
- in-junction ,
- in-junctions ,
- jurisprudences .
Other synonyms:
- custom .
- archetype ,
- case ,
- foregoing ,
- instance ,
- past ,
- stereotype ,
- template ,
- the personification of something ,
- time .
- advance .
Other relevant words:
• Other relevant words (adjective):
- EXER ,
- aforementioned ,
- aforestated ,
- antecedent ,
- anterior ,
- ex ,
- pre-existing ,
- preceding ,
- precursory ,
- preexisting ,
- previous ,
- prior ,
- preliminary .
- antecedently ,
- at an advantage ,
- at the head ,
- in the foreground ,
- in the lead ,
- onwards ,
- to the fore ,
- Precedently ,
- leading ,
- the fore .
- Brocard ,
- Decretion ,
- Normalities ,
- P ,
- REGS ,
- Re-presentation ,
- Reg ,
- baseline ,
- beaten path ,
- beaten paths ,
- bylaw ,
- bylaws ,
- case in point ,
- case law ,
- civil law ,
- common law ,
- common-law ,
- conventionalism ,
- conventionalisms ,
- criterion ,
- decretum ,
- due process ,
- equity ,
- established way ,
- established ways ,
- etiquette ,
- example ,
- exemplar ,
- exemplification ,
- exemplifications ,
- exponent ,
- folkway ,
- folkways ,
- for instance ,
- formality ,
- grind ,
- guideline ,
- habitualness ,
- habitude ,
- hang up ,
- hangup ,
- illustration ,
- inheritence ,
- institute ,
- inti ,
- jurisprudence ,
- keynotes ,
- keystones ,
- kind of thing ,
- law ,
- lesson ,
- lessons ,
- no-no ,
- no-no's ,
- original ,
- paradigm ,
- point of comparison ,
- prototype ,
- ps ,
- representative ,
- rule ,
- same ,
- samplings ,
- subject ,
- test case ,
- the book ,
- the numbers ,
- topic ,
- touchstone ,
- unwritten law ,
- unwritten rule ,
- usance ,
- wonts .
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How to use "Precedent" in context?
Precedent is a legal term that refers to the previous rulings of a court or other legal body. When a court establishes a new legal precedent, it is binding on all future courts that consider similar cases. Precedent can also be used to describe the general patterns of behavior that courts tend to follow in adjudicating disputes. This can help to ensure that legal disputes are resolved in a fair and equitable manner.
Paraphrases for Precedent:
Paraphrases are highlighted according to their relevancy:
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Independent
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Proper noun, singular
preceding.
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Proper noun, singular
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Other Related
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Proper noun, singular
previous.
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Noun, singular or mass
antecedent, example, jurisprudence, practice, precedence, precondition, predecessor, previous, tradition.
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Proper noun, singular
Hyponym for Precedent:
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