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noun. uk / ˈpres.ɪ.d ə nt / us / ˈpres.ə.dent / Add to word list. C2 [ C ] an action, situation, or decision that has already happened and can be used as a reason why a similar action or decision should be performed or made: There are several precedents for promoting people who don't have formal qualifications.
[countable, uncountable] an official action or decision that has happened in the past and that is seen as an example or a rule to be followed in a similar situation later. The ruling set a precedent for future libel cases. Extra Examples. Oxford Collocations Dictionary. Want to learn more?
noun. Law. a legal decision or form of proceeding serving as an authoritative rule or pattern in future similar or analogous cases. any act, decision, or case that serves as a guide or justification for subsequent situations. Synonyms: standard, pattern, model, example. adjective. going or coming before; preceding; anterior. precedent. noun.
having or supported or justified by a precedent.
/ˈprɛsəˌdɛn (t)əd/ PRESS-uh-den-tuhd. See pronunciation. Where does the adjective precedented come from? Earliest known use. mid 1600s. The earliest known use of the adjective precedented is in the mid 1600s. OED's earliest evidence for precedented is from 1649, in the writing of Walter Blith, writer on husbandry.
Definitions of precedent (/ˈprɛsɪdənt/) noun. an example that is used to justify similar occurrences at a later time. synonyms: case in point. see more. noun. (civil law) a previous legal decision that is used to inform subsequent decisions. synonyms: case law, common law. see more. noun.
3 days ago · adjective. (of a decision, etc) supported by having a precedent. Collins English Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers. Examples of 'precedented' in a sentence. precedented.
