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Meaning of precedent

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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:

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

Source : WordNet ® Princeton University. 2010.

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