Definitions For Precedent

noun

  • An example that is used to justify similar occurrences at a later time
  • (civil law) a law established by following earlier judicial decisions
  • A subject mentioned earlier (preceding in time)
  • A system of jurisprudence based on judicial precedents rather than statutory laws
  • A similar action or event that happened at an earlier time
  • Something done or said that can be used as an example or rule to be followed in the future
  • The usual or traditional way of doing something

adjective

  • Preceding in time, order, or significance

Is Precedents a Scrabble Word?

Words With Friends YES
Scrabble US YES
Scrabble UK YES
English International (SOWPODS) YES
Scrabble Global YES
Enable1 Dictionary YES

Points in Different Games

Scrabble
15
Words with Friends
18

The word Precedent is worth 15 points in Scrabble and 18 points in Words with Friends

Examples of Precedent in a Sentence

  • Behavior that may be explained by a precedent event in her troubled life
  • The judge's ruling was based on a precedent established by an earlier decision.
  • He says that the government will set a dangerous precedent if it refuses to allow the protesters to hold a rally.
  • The judge's ruling was based on legal precedent.

Antonyms for Precedents

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