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Definition of Precedent
Precedent

Going before; anterior; preceding; antecedent; as, precedent services.

Something done or said that may serve as an example to authorize a subsequent act of the same kind; an authoritative example.

A preceding circumstance or condition; an antecedent; hence, a prognostic; a token; a sign.

A rough draught of a writing which precedes a finished copy.

A judicial decision which serves as a rule for future determinations in similar or analogous cases; an authority to be followed in courts of justice; forms of proceeding to be followed in similar cases.

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Precedent Quotations

A precedent embalms a principle.
Benjamin Disraeli

He that would make his own liberty secure must guard even his enemy from oppression; for if he violates this duty he establishes a precedent that will reach to himself.
Thomas Paine

When you raise issues with the President, try to come away with both that decision and also a precedent. Pose issues so as to evoke broader policy guidance. This can help to answer a range of similar issues likely to arise later.
Donald Rumsfeld

He that would make his own liberty secure, must guard even his enemy from opposition; for if he violates this duty he establishes a precedent that will reach himself.
Thomas Paine

This is going right to the police. So, it's a very dangerous precedent.
Floyd Abrams

Precedent Translations

precedent in Spanish is precedente


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