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Synonyms for Precedent
ˈprɛs ɪ dənt; prɪˈsid nt, ˈprɛs ɪ dəntprece·dent

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English Synonyms and Antonyms3.0 / 2 votes

  1. precedent

    A precedent is an authoritative case, example, or instance. The communism of the early Christians in Jerusalem is a wonderful example or instance of Christian liberality, but not a precedent for the universal church through all time. Cases decided by irregular or unauthorized tribunals are not precedents for the regular administration of law. An obiter dictum is an opinion outside of the case in hand, which can not be quoted as an authoritative precedent. Compare CAUSE; EXAMPLE.

    Synonyms:
    antecedent, authority, case, example, instance, obiter dictum, pattern, warrant

Complete Dictionary of Synonyms and Antonyms0.0 / 0 votes

  1. precedent

    Synonyms:
    anterior, prior, earlier

    Antonyms:
    subsequent, posterior, inter

  2. precedentnoun

    Synonyms:
    instance, example, authority, warrant, antecedent, pattern

    Antonyms:
    prohibition, diswarrant, disallowance

Princeton's WordNet0.0 / 0 votes

  1. precedent, case in pointnoun

    an example that is used to justify similar occurrences at a later time

    Synonyms:
    case in point, precedent, common law, case law

    Antonyms:
    succeeding(a)

  2. case law, precedent, common lawnoun

    (civil law) a law established by following earlier judicial decisions

    Synonyms:
    case in point, precedent, common law, case law

    Antonyms:
    succeeding(a)

  3. common law, case law, precedentnoun

    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"

    Synonyms:
    case in point, precedent, common law, case law

    Antonyms:
    succeeding(a)

  4. precedentadjective

    a subject mentioned earlier (preceding in time)

    Synonyms:
    case in point, common law, case law

    Antonyms:
    succeeding(a)

  5. precedentadjective

    preceding in time, order, or significance

    Antonyms:
    succeeding(a)

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Editors Contribution0.0 / 0 votes

  1. example

    model; an earlier event or action that is regarded as an example or guide to be considered in subsequent similar circumstances

    Submitted by anonymous on March 8, 2021  

Dictionary of English Synonymes0.0 / 0 votes

  1. precedentadjective

    Synonyms:
    antecedent, PRECEDING

  2. precedentnoun

    Synonyms:
    authoritative example

PPDB, the paraphrase database0.0 / 0 votes

  1. List of paraphrases for "precedent":

    previous, preceding, prev, jurisprudence, foregoing, case-law

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How to use Precedent in a sentence?

  1. Tom Frieden:

    We have chaotic things happening out of White House without any clear plan, without a comprehensive approach, without clear messaging, and the result is a lot of people are dying... who didn't have to die, i can't think of any precedent for what's going on.

  2. Evercore ISI analyst Kevin Rippey:

    For investors, the investigation comes at a time when the stock's bull case is challenged by concerns of an abrupt revenue slowdown last quarter, while precedent suggests that Google enjoys broad discretion over the direction of search results, the questions arising from an investigation will challenge the possibility of multiple expansion.

  3. Donald Trump on Thursday:

    If Al Gore and George Bush had agreed three weeks before the election to concede the results and waive their right to a legal challenge or a recount, then there would be no Supreme Court case, i’m being asked to waive centuries of legal precedent designed to protect the voters.

  4. Donald Trump:

    This is really a vote not on constitutionality, because it's constitutional, it's not a vote on precedent, because if you take a look at what President Obama did with DACA and so many other things, that was no precedent.

  5. Don Jackson:

    When it gets to a point where a precedent may be set, the NCAA will settle a case to avoid a precedent that will impact hundreds of thousands of other athletes, theyll settle the case. ... And this ruling has too much significance to the NCAAs overall enforcement scheme for them ever to risk having this rule invalidated.


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