Definition of Precedent

Noun

• a subject mentioned earlier (preceding in time)
  
• a system of jurisprudence based on judicial precedents rather than statutory laws
  "common law originated in the unwritten laws of England and was later applied in the United States"
  - common law - case law
• (civil law) a law established by following earlier judicial decisions
  - case law - common law
• an example that is used to justify similar occurrences at a later time
  - case in point

Adjective

• preceding in time, order, or significance
  

Word games points for the Precedent

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Unscramble precedent

183 unscramble word found using the letters precedent.

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