authoritative precedent

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• precedent — pre·ce·dent 1 /pri sēd ənt, pre səd / adj [Middle French, from Latin praecedent praecedens, present participle of praecedere to go ahead of, come before]: prior in time, order, arrangement, or significance see also condition precedent at… …   Law dictionary

• Precedent — Prec e*dent, n. 1. Something done or said that may serve as an example to authorize a subsequent act of the same kind; an authoritative example. [1913 Webster] Examples for cases can but direct as precedents only. Hooker. [1913 Webster] 2. A… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• authoritative example — index authority (documentation), precedent, stare decisis Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …   Law dictionary

• authoritative rule — index ordinance, precedent Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …   Law dictionary

• precedent — [n] authoritative example antecedent, authority, criterion, exemplar, instance, model, paradigm; concept 686 …   New thesaurus

• Precedent — In common law legal systems, a precedent or authority is a legal case establishing a principle or rule that a court or other judicial body adopts when deciding subsequent cases with similar issues or facts. DescriptionThe precedent on an issue is …   Wikipedia

• precedent — precedentless, adj. n. /pres i deuhnt/; adj. /pri seed nt, pres i deuhnt/, n. 1. Law. a legal decision or form of proceeding serving as an authoritative rule or pattern in future similar or analogous cases. 2. any act, decision, or case that… …   Universalium

• precedent — prec·e·dent || presɪdÉ™nt n. previous legal decision serving as an authoritative rule, authoritative example; model, standard, example adj. preceding, earlier; prior, previous; having priority …   English contemporary dictionary

• precedent — prec•e•dent n. [[t]ˈprɛs ɪ dənt[/t]] adj. [[t]prɪˈsid nt, ˈprɛs ɪ dənt[/t]] n. 1) an act or instance that may serve as an example or justification for subsequent situations 2) law a legal decision serving as an authoritative rule or pattern in… …   From formal English to slang

• precedent — I. /ˈprisədənt / (say preesuhduhnt), /ˈprɛ / (say pre ) noun 1. a preceding instance or case which may serve as an example for or a justification in subsequent cases. 2. Law a legal decision or form of proceeding serving as an authoritative rule… …  

• precedent — I (Roget s IV) n. Syn. authoritative example, exemplar, pattern; see criterion , example 1 , model 2 . II (Roget s 3 Superthesaurus) (VOCABULARY WORD) n. [PRES uh dunt] a prior instance that serves as an example, model or guideline, especially an …   English dictionary for students