prior instance (noun)

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• Noun — For other uses, see Noun (disambiguation). Examples The cat sat on the mat. Please hand in your assignments by the end of the week. Cleanliness is next to Godliness. George Washington was the first president of the United States of America.… …   Wikipedia

• precedent — noun there are few precedents for this type of legislation Syn: model, exemplar, example, pattern, previous case, prior instance/example; paradigm, criterion, yardstick, standard …   Thesaurus of popular words

• 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 — 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

• authority — au·thor·i·ty n pl ties 1: an official decision of a court used esp. as a precedent 2 a: a power to act esp. over others that derives from status, position, or office the authority of the president; also: jurisdiction b: the power to act …   Law dictionary

• Saul — noun 1. (Old Testament) the first king of the Israelites who defended Israel against many enemies (especially the Philistines) • Topics: ↑Old Testament • Instance Hypernyms: ↑king, ↑male monarch, ↑Rex 2. ( …   Useful english dictionary

• Paul — noun 1. United States feminist (1885 1977) • Syn: ↑Alice Paul • Instance Hypernyms: ↑feminist, ↑women s rightist, ↑women s liberationist, ↑libber 2. (New Testament) a Christian mission …   Useful english dictionary

• Deep South — noun the southeastern region of the United States: South Carolina and Georgia and Alabama and Mississippi and Louisiana; prior to the American Civil War all these states produced cotton and permitted slavery (Freq. 2) • Instance Hypernyms:… …   Useful english dictionary

• Saint Paul — noun 1. (New Testament) a Christian missionary to the Gentiles; author of several Epistles in the New Testament; even though Paul was not present at the Last Supper he is considered an Apostle Paul s name was Saul prior to his conversion to… …   Useful english dictionary

• St. Paul — noun 1. capital of the state of Minnesota; located in southeastern Minnesota on the Mississippi river adjacent to Minneapolis; one of the Twin Cities (Freq. 3) • Syn: ↑Saint Paul, ↑capital of Minnesota • Instance Hypernyms: ↑state capital •… …   Useful english dictionary

• czar — noun 1. a male monarch or emperor (especially of Russia prior to 1917) • Syn: ↑tsar, ↑tzar • Derivationally related forms: ↑tsaristic (for: ↑tsar), ↑czaristic …   Useful english dictionary