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KK Pronunciation

〔 `prZsәdәnt 〕

Pronunciation

〔 ˋprєsidәnt 〕


Overview of noun precedent

The noun precedent has 4 senses


  • precedent, case in point -- (an example that is used to justify similar occurrences at a later time)

  • case law, precedent, common law -- ((civil law) a law established by following earlier judicial decisions)

  • common law, case law, precedent -- (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")

  • precedent -- (a subject mentioned earlier (preceding in time))


Overview of adj precedent

The adj precedent has 1 sense


  • precedent -- (preceding in time, order, or significance)