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noun
- 1. an earlier event or action that is regarded as an example or guide to be considered in subsequent similar circumstances: "there are substantial precedents for using interactive media in training"
adjective
- 1. preceding in time, order, or importance: "a precedent case"
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a previous action, situation, or decision that can be used as a reason or example for a similar action or decision at a later time: [ C ] Conditions have changed enormously, and the past is not much of a precedent. [ U ] Precedent indicated that a change would take place sooner rather than later.
1. : an earlier occurrence of something similar. 2. a. : something done or said that may serve as an example or rule to authorize or justify a subsequent act of the same or an analogous kind. a verdict that had no precedent. b. : the convention established by such a precedent or by long practice. 3. : a person or thing that serves as a model.
Law. a legal decision or form of proceeding serving as an authoritative rule or pattern in future similar or analogous cases. any act, decision, or case that serves as a guide or justification for subsequent situations. Synonyms: standard, pattern, model, example.
a previous action, situation, or decision that can be used as a reason or example for a similar action or decision at a later time: [ C ] Conditions have changed enormously, and the past is not much of a precedent. [ U ] Precedent indicated that a change would take place sooner rather than later.
precedent. noun. /ˈpresɪdənt/ [countable, uncountable] an official action or decision that has happened in the past and that is seen as an example or a rule to be followed in a similar situation later. The ruling set a precedent for future libel cases. Extra Examples. Oxford Collocations Dictionary. Join us.
precedent in American English. (priˈsidənt ; prɪˈsidənt ; for n. ˈprɛsədənt ) adjective. 1. that precedes; preceding. noun Word forms: ˈprecedent. 2. an act, statement, legal decision, case, etc. that may serve as an example, reason, or justification for a later one.
A judicial decision that is binding on other equal or lower courts in the same jurisdiction as to its conclusion on a point of law, and may also be persuasive to courts in other jurisdictions, in subsequent cases involving sufficiently similar facts. American Heritage. A practice based upon earlier precedents.
1. /ˈprɛsɪdənt/ an example that is used to justify similar occurrences. 2. /prɪˈsidnt/ coming before in time, order, or significance. IPA guide. Other forms: precedents; precedently. A precedent is something that sets a standard for future events.
3 hari yang lalu · A judgment or decision of a court, normally recorded in a law report, used as an authority for reaching the same decision in subsequent cases. In English law, judgments and decisions can represent authoritative precedent (which is generally binding and must be followed) or persuasive precedent (which need not be followed).
What does the adjective precedent mean? There are four meanings listed in OED's entry for the adjective precedent, two of which are labelled obsolete. See ‘Meaning & use’ for definitions, usage, and quotation evidence. See meaning & use. How common is the adjective precedent? About 0.7 occurrences per million words in modern written English.
