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   Prec·e·dent

   noun

   • 1. an earlier event or action that is regarded as an example or guide to be considered in subsequent similar circumstances: "there are substantial precedents for using interactive media in training"
   • ▪ a previous case or legal decision that may be or (binding precedent) must be followed in subsequent similar cases: "the decision set a precedent for others to be sent to trial in the US"

   adjective

   • 1. preceding in time, order, or importance: "a precedent case"

   Word Origin late Middle English: from Old French, literally ‘preceding’.

   Derivatives

   • 1. precedently adverb

   Scrabble Points: 14

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