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Definitions of precedent:

  • noun:   an example that is used to justify similar occurrences at a later time
  • noun:   a subject mentioned earlier (preceding in time)
  • noun:   (civil law) a law established by following earlier judicial decisions
  • noun:   a system of jurisprudence based on judicial precedents rather than statutory laws
  • adjective:   preceding in time, order, or significance



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Court case might set hail cannon precedent (The Barre Montpelier Times Argus)
Court case might set hail cannon precedent (The Barre Montpelier Times Argus)
'ICC decision on Oval Test a dangerous precedent' (IANS via Yahoo! India News)
'ICC decision on Oval Test a dangerous precedent' (IANS via Yahoo! India News)
'ICC decision on Oval Test a dangerous precedent' (New Kerala)
'ICC decision on Oval Test a dangerous precedent' (New Kerala)
Presidential race has no precedent (Memphis Commercial Appeal)
Presidential race has no precedent (Memphis Commercial Appeal)
Russia deems Kosovo precedent “extremely dangerous and unsuccessful” (Budapest Business Journal)
Russia deems Kosovo precedent “extremely dangerous and unsuccessful” (Budapest Business Journal)
No precedent set by permit error, county says (Small Town Papers News Service)
No precedent set by permit error, county says (Small Town Papers News Service)