precedent
Noun
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is a type of: example, illustration, instance, representative - an item of information that is typical of a class or groupsame as: case in point
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referred to in: civil law - the body of laws established by a state or nation for its own regulationassociated with: service - (law) the acts performed by an English feudal tenant for the benefit of his lord which formed the consideration for the property granted to himis a type of: civil law - the body of laws established by a state or nation for its own regulationsame as: case law, common law
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referred to in: jurisprudence, law - the collection of rules imposed by authorityis a type of: jurisprudence, law - the collection of rules imposed by authoritysame as: case law, common law
Adjective
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similar to: preceding - existing or coming before
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