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having happened or existed in the past: Historians know that many challenges ministers claim are "unprecedented" are in fact entirely precedented. The era of cheap transport and easy communication is mingling the world's peoples in a way that is not quite precedented. Compare. unprecedented.
noun [ C/U ] us / ˈpres·ɪ·dənt /. Add to word list. a previous action, situation, or decision that can be used as a reason or example for a similar action or decision at a later time: [ C ] Conditions have changed enormously, and the past is not much of a precedent.
1. : an earlier occurrence of something similar. 2. a. : something done or said that may serve as an example or rule to authorize or justify a subsequent act of the same or an analogous kind. a verdict that had no precedent. b.
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noun. Law. a legal decision or form of proceeding serving as an authoritative rule or pattern in future similar or analogous cases. any act, decision, or case that serves as a guide or justification for subsequent situations. Synonyms: standard, pattern, model, example.
Precedented definition: (of a decision, etc) supported by having a precedent. See examples of PRECEDENTED used in a sentence.
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precedent. noun. /ˈpresɪdənt/. /ˈpresɪdənt/. [countable, uncountable] an official action or decision that has happened in the past and that is seen as an example or a rule to be followed in a similar situation later. The ruling set a precedent for future libel cases. Extra Examples.
precedent in American English. (priˈsidənt ; prɪˈsidənt ; for n. ˈprɛsədənt ) adjective. 1. that precedes; preceding. noun Word forms: ˈprecedent. 2. an act, statement, legal decision, case, etc. that may serve as an example, reason, or justification for a later one.
language certification. A precedent is something that sets a standard for future events. It's hard to say what the legal community would do without the word precedent, since so many legal judgments and decisions are based on what came before.
