Word | Noun | Adjective | Verb | Adverb |
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precedent | Yes | Yes | No | No |
precedency | Yes | No | No | No |
precedent (noun) | precedency (noun) |
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an example that is used to justify similar occurrences at a later time | the act of preceding in time or order or rank (as in a ceremony) |
(civil law) a law established by following earlier judicial decisions | preceding in time |
a subject mentioned earlier (preceding in time) | status established in order of importance or urgency |
a system of jurisprudence based on judicial precedents rather than statutory laws |
precedent (adjective) | precedency (adjective) |
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preceding in time, order, or significance |