Search Result:precedent
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)