From the sixteenth century it became accepted that a decided case constitutes an authoritative “precedent”, meaning that when one judge has decided a point of law, any judge who is subsequently confronted with a similar set of facts must apply the law declared in the earlier judgement.
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precedent — pre·ce·dent 1 /pri sēd ənt, pre səd / adj [Middle French, from Latin praecedent praecedens, present participle of praecedere to go ahead of, come before]: prior in time, order, arrangement, or significance see also condition precedent at… … Law dictionary
Precedent — Prec e*dent, n. 1. Something done or said that may serve as an example to authorize a subsequent act of the same kind; an authoritative example. [1913 Webster] Examples for cases can but direct as precedents only. Hooker. [1913 Webster] 2. A… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
authoritative example — index authority (documentation), precedent, stare decisis Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
authoritative rule — index ordinance, precedent Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
precedent — [n] authoritative example antecedent, authority, criterion, exemplar, instance, model, paradigm; concept 686 … New thesaurus
Precedent — In common law legal systems, a precedent or authority is a legal case establishing a principle or rule that a court or other judicial body adopts when deciding subsequent cases with similar issues or facts. DescriptionThe precedent on an issue is … Wikipedia
precedent — precedentless, adj. n. /pres i deuhnt/; adj. /pri seed nt, pres i deuhnt/, n. 1. Law. a legal decision or form of proceeding serving as an authoritative rule or pattern in future similar or analogous cases. 2. any act, decision, or case that… … Universalium
precedent — prec·e·dent || presɪdÉ™nt n. previous legal decision serving as an authoritative rule, authoritative example; model, standard, example adj. preceding, earlier; prior, previous; having priority … English contemporary dictionary
precedent — prec•e•dent n. [[t]ˈprɛs ɪ dənt[/t]] adj. [[t]prɪˈsid nt, ˈprɛs ɪ dənt[/t]] n. 1) an act or instance that may serve as an example or justification for subsequent situations 2) law a legal decision serving as an authoritative rule or pattern in… … From formal English to slang
precedent — I. /ˈprisədənt / (say preesuhduhnt), /ˈprɛ / (say pre ) noun 1. a preceding instance or case which may serve as an example for or a justification in subsequent cases. 2. Law a legal decision or form of proceeding serving as an authoritative rule… …
precedent — I (Roget s IV) n. Syn. authoritative example, exemplar, pattern; see criterion , example 1 , model 2 . II (Roget s 3 Superthesaurus) (VOCABULARY WORD) n. [PRES uh dunt] a prior instance that serves as an example, model or guideline, especially an … English dictionary for students
