PRECEDENT


Meaning of PRECEDENT in English

n. & adj.

n. a previous case or legal decision etc. taken as a guide for subsequent cases or as a justification.

adj. preceding in time, order, importance, etc. precedently adv.

[ ME f. OF (n. & adj.) (as PRECEDE) ]

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