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  PRECEDENT, n.  In Law, a previous decision, rule or practice which, in
  the absence of a definite statute, has whatever force and authority a
  Judge may choose to give it, thereby greatly simplifying his task of
  doing as he pleases.  As there are precedents for everything, he has
  only to ignore those that make against his interest and accentuate
  those in the line of his desire.  Invention of the precedent elevates
  the trial-at-law from the low estate of a fortuitous ordeal to the
  noble attitude of a dirigible arbitrament.
  
  

  PRECEDENT, n.  In Law, a previous decision, rule or practice which, in
  the absence of a definite statute, has whatever force and authority a
  Judge may choose to give it, thereby greatly simplifying his task of
  doing as he pleases.  As there are precedents for everything, he has
  only to ignore those that make against his interest and accentuate
  those in the line of his desire.  Invention of the precedent elevates
  the trial-at-law from the low estate of a fortuitous ordeal to the
  noble attitude of a dirigible arbitrament.
  
  

  Precedent \Pre*ced"ent\, a. [L. praecedens, -entis, p. pr. of
     praecedere: cf. F. pr['e]c['e]dent. See Precede.]
     Going before; anterior; preceding; antecedent; as, precedent
     services. --Shak. ``A precedent injury.'' --Bacon.
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     Condition precedent (Law), a condition which precede the
        vesting of an estate, or the accruing of a right.
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  Precedent \Prec"e*dent\, n.
     1. 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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              Examples for cases can but direct as precedents
              only.                                 --Hooker.
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     2. A preceding circumstance or condition; an antecedent;
        hence, a prognostic; a token; a sign. [Obs.]
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     3. A rough draught of a writing which precedes a finished
        copy. [Obs.] --Shak.
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     4. (Law) 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. --Wharton.
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     Syn: Example; antecedent.
  
     Usage: Precedent, Example. An example in a similar case
            which may serve as a rule or guide, but has no
            authority out of itself. A precedent is something
            which comes down to us from the past with the sanction
            of usage and of common consent. We quote examples in
            literature, and precedents in law.
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  Precedent \Pre*ced"ent\, a. [L. praecedens, -entis, p. pr. of
     praecedere: cf. F. pr['e]c['e]dent. See Precede.]
     Going before; anterior; preceding; antecedent; as, precedent
     services. --Shak. ``A precedent injury.'' --Bacon.
  
     Condition precedent (Law), a condition which precede the
        vesting of an estate, or the accruing of a right.

  Precedent \Prec"e*dent\, n.
     1. Something done or said that may serve as an example to
        authorize a subsequent act of the same kind; an
        authoritative example.
  
              Examples for cases can but direct as precedents
              only.                                 --Hooker.
  
     2. A preceding circumstance or condition; an antecedent;
        hence, a prognostic; a token; a sign. [Obs.]
  
     3. A rough draught of a writing which precedes a finished
        copy. [Obs.] --Shak.
  
     4. (Law) 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. --Wharton.
  
     Syn: Example; antecedent.
  
     Usage: Precedent, Example. An example in a similar case
            which may serve as a rule or guide, but has no
            authority out of itself. A precedent is something
            which comes down to us from the past with the sanction
            of usage and of common consent. We quote examples in
            literature, and precedents in law.

  precedent
       adj : preceding in time, order, or significance
       n 1: an example that is used to justify similar occurrences at a
            later time [syn: case in point]
       2: (civil law) a law established by following earlier judicial
          decisions [syn: case law, common law]
       3: 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" [syn: common law, case law]
       4: a subject mentioned earlier (preceding in time)

  precedent
     Αγγλικά a.
     προηγούμενος
     Αγγλικά n.
     1 το προηγούμενο
     2 το δεδικασμένο

  precedent
     Catalan a.
     previous, preceding
     Catalan n.
     (l en precedent)
     Czech n.
     (l en precedent) (gloss: past act used as example)
     Old French a.
     preceding; that comes before

  precedent
     a.
     1 Happening or taking place earlier in time; previous or preceding.
  (from 14th c.)
     2 (lb en now rare) Coming before in a particular order or
  arrangement; preceding, foregoing. (from 15th c.)
     n.
     1 An act in the past which may be used as an example to help decide
  the outcome of similar instances in the future.
     2 (lb en legal) A decided case which is cited or used as an example
  to justify a judgment in a subsequent case.
     3 An established habit or custom.
     4 (lb en obsolete with definite article) The aforementioned (thing).
     5 The previous version.
     6 (lb en obsolete) A rough draught of a writing which precedes a
  finished copy.
     vb.
     1 (lb en transitive legal) To provide precedents for.
     2 (lb en transitive legal) To be a precedent for.

  precedent
     Catalan a.
     previous, preceding
     Catalan n.
     (l en precedent)
     Czech n.
     (l en precedent) (gloss: past act used as example)
     Old French a.
     preceding; that comes before

  precedent
     Catalan a.
     previous, preceding
     Catalan n.
     (l en precedent)
     Czech n.
     (l en precedent) (gloss: past act used as example)
     Old French a.
     preceding; that comes before

  precedent
     Englanti n.
     1 ennakkotapaus
     2 (yhteys oikeustiede k=en) ennakkopäätös
     3 (yhteys sosiologia k=en) perinnäistapa

  precedent
     Engelska a.
     föregående
     Engelska n.
     precedensfall, tidigare fall, föregående fall

  Precedent /pɹˈɛsɪdənt/
  السابقة

  precedent //-dɘnt// //pɹɪˈsiː.dənt// //ˈpɹes.ə.dənt// //ˈpɹiː-// //ˈpɹiː.sə.dənt// //ˈpɹɛs-// //ˈpɹɛs.ɪ.dənt// 
  предишен, предхождащ
  earlier in time

  precedent //-dɘnt// //pɹɪˈsiː.dənt// //ˈpɹes.ə.dənt// //ˈpɹiː-// //ˈpɹiː.sə.dənt// //ˈpɹɛs-// //ˈpɹɛs.ɪ.dənt// 
  1. прецедент
  leading case which is cited to justify a judgment
  2. прецеде́нт
  past act used as example

  precedent /pɹˈɛsɪdənt/ 
  precedens

  precedent /pɹˈɛsɪdənt/
  obdobný případ z minulosti

  precedent /pɹˈɛsɪdənt/ 
  cynsail 

  precedent /pɹˈɛsɪdənt/
  Präzedenzfall , Präjudiz  [jur.]
           Note: für etw.
        "set a precedent"  - einen Präzedenzfall schaffen
        "constitute a precedent"  - einen Präzedenzfall bilden
     Synonyms: judicial precedent, precedent case, leading case, test case
  
   see: judicial precedents, precedent cases, precedents, leading cases, test cases, unprecedented
  

  precedent /pɹˈɛsɪdənt/
  vorhergehend 

  precedent /pɹˈɛsɪdənt/
  Beispielfall  [jur.]

  precedent /pɹˈɛsɪdənt/
  
  προηγούμενο

  precedent //-dɘnt// //pɹɪˈsiː.dənt// //ˈpɹes.ə.dənt// //ˈpɹiː-// //ˈpɹiː.sə.dənt// //ˈpɹɛs-// //ˈpɹɛs.ɪ.dənt// 
  edeltävä
  earlier in time

  precedent //-dɘnt// //pɹɪˈsiː.dənt// //ˈpɹes.ə.dənt// //ˈpɹiː-// //ˈpɹiː.sə.dənt// //ˈpɹɛs-// //ˈpɹɛs.ɪ.dənt// 
  ennakkotapaus 2.
  leading case which is cited to justify a judgment
   3.
  past act used as example

  precedent /pɹˈɛsɪdənt/ 
  1. पूर्विका
        "A decission without precedent is useless."
  2. मिसाल
        "Remember this incident as a precedent."

  precedent /pɹˈɛsɪdənt/
  presudan, prethodni, slučaj

  precedent /pɹˈɛsɪdənt/
  1. példa
  2. precedens
  3. irányadó eset

  precedent //-dɘnt// //pɹɪˈsiː.dənt// //ˈpɹes.ə.dənt// //ˈpɹiː-// //ˈpɹiː.sə.dənt// //ˈpɹɛs-// //ˈpɹɛs.ɪ.dənt// 
  1. 判例
  leading case which is cited to justify a judgment
  2. 先例, 前例
  past act used as example

  precedent /ˈpresɪdənt/ 
    precedens

  precedent /pɹˈɛsɪdənt/ 
  precedente

  precedent //-dɘnt// //pɹɪˈsiː.dənt// //ˈpɹes.ə.dənt// //ˈpɹiː-// //ˈpɹiː.sə.dənt// //ˈpɹɛs-// //ˈpɹɛs.ɪ.dənt// 
  prejudikat 2.
  leading case which is cited to justify a judgment
   3.
  past act used as example

  precedent /pɹˈɛsɪdənt/
  1. önceki.

  precedent /pɹˈɛsɪdənt/
  1. emsal, numune, örnek
  2. evvelce vaki olmuş ve tekrar vuku bulması hak veya adet olan şey
  3. teamül, yapılageliş.

  precedent //presəˈdɛnt// 
  прецеде́нт 2.
  1. eerder plaatsgevonden hebbend geval
   3.
  2. bestaande jurisprudentie die dient ter beslechting van een vergelijkbaar geschil

  precedent //presəˈdɛnt// 
  1. προηγούμενο
  1. eerder plaatsgevonden hebbend geval
  2. δεδικασμένο
  2. bestaande jurisprudentie die dient ter beslechting van een vergelijkbaar geschil

  precedent //presəˈdɛnt// 
  ennakkotapaus 2.
  1. eerder plaatsgevonden hebbend geval
   3.
  2. bestaande jurisprudentie die dient ter beslechting van een vergelijkbaar geschil

  precedent /presədɛnt/
  précédent

  precedent //presəˈdɛnt// 
  bekas
  1. eerder plaatsgevonden hebbend geval

  precedent /prˌeːsədˈɛnt/ 
   [1. een geval dat eerder heeft plaatsgevonden en men zich op beroepen kan] precedente

  precedent //presəˈdɛnt// 
  precedens 2.
  1. eerder plaatsgevonden hebbend geval
   3.
  2. bestaande jurisprudentie die dient ter beslechting van een vergelijkbaar geschil

  precedent //presəˈdɛnt// 
  precedente 2.
  1. eerder plaatsgevonden hebbend geval
   3.
  2. bestaande jurisprudentie die dient ter beslechting van een vergelijkbaar geschil

  precedent //presəˈdɛnt// 
  прецеде́нт 2.
  1. eerder plaatsgevonden hebbend geval
   3.
  2. bestaande jurisprudentie die dient ter beslechting van een vergelijkbaar geschil

  precedent //presəˈdɛnt// 
  precedente 2.
  1. eerder plaatsgevonden hebbend geval
   3.
  2. bestaande jurisprudentie die dient ter beslechting van een vergelijkbaar geschil

  precedent //presəˈdɛnt// 
  prejudikat
  2. bestaande jurisprudentie die dient ter beslechting van een vergelijkbaar geschil

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/ˈpɹɛsɪdənt/

  87 Moby Thesaurus words for "precedent":
     action, ancestor, announcer, antecedent, anterior, antetype,
     antitype, archetype, avant-garde, award, bellwether, biotype,
     buccinator, bushwhacker, classic example, condemnation,
     consideration, criterion, decision, decree, deliverance,
     determination, diagnosis, dictum, doom, epitome, example, exemplar,
     explorer, finding, forebear, foregoer, foregoing, forerunner,
     former, front runner, frontiersman, fugleman, fugler, genotype,
     groundbreaker, guide, harbinger, herald, imitatee, innovator, lead,
     lead runner, leader, messenger, mirror, model, order, original,
     paradigm, past, pathfinder, pattern, pioneer, point, precursor,
     predecessor, premise, previous, prior, prognosis, pronouncement,
     prototype, representative, resolution, rule, ruling, scout,
     sentence, standard, stormy petrel, trailblazer, trailbreaker, type,
     type species, type specimen, urtext, vanguard, vaunt-courier,
     verdict, voortrekker, yardstick
  
  

  n. 先例,前例;

     n. 先例,前例
     a. 在先的,在前的