precedent

  • (s) preceding in time, order, or significance

Nouns

  • (n) an example that is used to justify similar occurrences at a later time case in point,
  • (n) (civil law) a law established by following earlier judicial decisions common law, case law,
  • (n) 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
    case law, common law,
  • (n) a subject mentioned earlier (preceding in time)

Synonyms

case in point common law case law

Words of close approximity

precedented precedentedly precedential