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Based on the Gaza precedent, Israel should not simply be expected to withdraw from territory and let it devolve into a state of anarchy. The West Bank is simply too close to Israel's major population centers and infrastructure to allow it to become another launching pad for rockets.
Edgar Bronfman, Sr.

Meaning of "precedent" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF PRECEDENT

precedent  [ˈprɛsɪdənt] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF PRECEDENT

noun
adjective
verb
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pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Precedent can act as a noun and an adjective.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

The adjective is the word that accompanies the noun to determine or qualify it.

WHAT DOES PRECEDENT MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Precedent

In common law legal systems, a precedent or authority is a principle or rule established in a previous legal case that is either binding on or persuasive for a court or other tribunal when deciding subsequent cases with similar issues or facts. The general principle in common law legal systems is that similar cases should be decided so as to give similar and predictable outcomes, and the principle of precedent is the mechanism by which that goal is attained. Black's Law Dictionary defines "precedent" as a "rule of law established for the first time by a court for a particular type of case and thereafter referred to in deciding similar cases." Common law precedent is a third kind of law, on equal footing with statutory law, and regulatory law. Stare decisis is a legal principle by which judges are obliged to respect the precedent established by prior decisions. The words originate from the phrasing of the principle in the Latin maxim Stare decisis et non quieta movere: "to stand by decisions and not disturb the undisturbed.

Definition of precedent in the English dictionary

The first definition of precedent in the dictionary is a judicial decision that serves as an authority for deciding a later case. Other definition of precedent is an example or instance used to justify later similar occurrences. Precedent is also preceding.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH PRECEDENT


accident
ˈæksɪdənt
aidant
ˈeɪdənt
antioxidant
ˌæntɪˈɒksɪdənt
coincident
kəʊˈɪnsɪdənt
confident
ˈkɒnfɪdənt
didn´t
ˈdɪdənt
dissident
ˈdɪsɪdənt
duplicident
djuːˈplɪsɪdənt
evident
ˈɛvɪdənt
incident
ˈɪnsɪdənt
occident
ˈɒksɪdənt
overconfident
ˌəʊvəˈkɒnfɪdənt
oxidant
ˈɒksɪdənt
postaccident
ˌpəʊstˈæksɪdənt
president
ˈprɛzɪdənt
procident
ˈprəʊsɪdənt
provident
ˈprɒvɪdənt
resident
ˈrɛzɪdənt
soricident
səˈrɪsɪdənt
trident
ˈtraɪdənt

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE PRECEDENT

precede
precedence
precedency
precedented
precedential
precedentially
precedently
preceding
precensor
precent
precentor
precentorial
precentorship
precentress
precentrix
precept
preceptial
preceptive
preceptively
preceptor

WORDS THAT END LIKE PRECEDENT

antecedent
ardent
college student
correspondent
credent
decadent
decedent
dent
denying the antecedent
dependent
graduate student
independent
intercedent
prudent
retrocedent
sedent
student
succedent
superintendent
vice president

Synonyms and antonyms of precedent in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

SYNONYMS OF «PRECEDENT»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «precedent» and belong to the same grammatical category.
synonyms of precedent

Translation of «precedent» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF PRECEDENT

Find out the translation of precedent to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of precedent from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «precedent» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

先例
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

precedente
570 millions of speakers

English

precedent
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

मिसाल
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

سابقة
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

прецедент
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

precedente
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

নজির
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

précédent
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Duluan
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Präzedenzfall
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

前例
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

선례
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Precedent
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

tiền lệ
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

முன்னோடி
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

पूर्वस्मृती
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

örnek
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

precedente
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

precedens
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

прецедент
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

precedent
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

προηγούμενο
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

presedent
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

motstycke
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

presedens
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of precedent

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «PRECEDENT»

The term «precedent» is very widely used and occupies the 20.604 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «PRECEDENT» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «precedent» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «precedent» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about precedent

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10 QUOTES WITH «PRECEDENT»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word precedent.
1
Floyd Abrams
This is going right to the police. So, it's a very dangerous precedent.
2
Clara Barton
I have an almost complete disregard of precedent, and a faith in the possibility of something better. It irritates me to be told how things have always been done. I defy the tyranny of precedent. I go for anything new that might improve the past.
3
Max Baucus
Judge Roberts has assured me personally that he has a healthy respect for precedent and the hard-won rights of Americans.
4
Yochai Benkler
Judges wear legal professionalism and precedent as a mantel that secures legitimacy for their decisions. It's how they distinguish themselves from politicians or administrative agencies, while wielding power that is sometimes much greater than those democratically accountable actors.
5
Edgar Bronfman, Sr.
Based on the Gaza precedent, Israel should not simply be expected to withdraw from territory and let it devolve into a state of anarchy. The West Bank is simply too close to Israel's major population centers and infrastructure to allow it to become another launching pad for rockets.
6
Howard Carter
It was a sight surpassing all precedent, and one we never dreamed of seeing.
7
Christo
All our projects are like fabulous expeditions. The story of each project is unique. Our projects have no precedent.
8
Graham Coxon
With my daughter, who at the time was one, my domestic life needed to take more precedent and really with my own self I needed to develop quite a bit more. So that put Blur down the list of priorities quite a lot by the time I came to thinking about it.
9
Herbert Croly
The higher American patriotism, on the other hand, combines loyalty to historical tradition and precedent with the imaginative projection of an ideal national Promise.
10
Will Durant
Truth always originates in a minority of one, and every custom begins as a broken precedent.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «PRECEDENT»

Discover the use of precedent in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to precedent and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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A Theory of Precedent: From Analytical Positivism to a ...
Analytical jurisprudence has been mostly silent on the role of precedent in legal adjudication.
Raimo Siltala, 2000
2
The Nature and Authority of Precedent
This book examines the force and the limitations of these arguments and shows that although the principal requirement of the doctrine of precedent is that courts respect earlier judicial decisions on materially identical facts, the doctrine ...
Neil Duxbury, 2008
3
Kosovo: A Precedent?: The Declaration of Independence, the ...
This book brings together leading scholars to consider the legal impact of the precedent set by Kosovo’s 2008 declaration of independence and its consequences for statehood, self-determination and minority rights.
James Summers, 2011
4
Precedent in the World Court
In this book, Mohamed Shahabuddeen, a judge in the International Court of Justice, shows the extent to which the Court is guided by previous decisions, and how parties to cases themselves use the Court's decisions when framing and ...
Mohamed Shahabuddeen, 2007
5
Material Precedent
This unrivaled text: Is illustrated throughout with detailed line drawings Is perfect for use in a design studio or simply for understanding the role of materials in buildings, for a designer of any level Includes a companion Web site By ...
G. P. Borden, 2010
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Precedent in English Law
This fourth edition of Precedent in English Law presents a basic guide to the current doctrine of precedent in England, set in the wider context of the jurisprudential problems which any treatment of this topic involves.
Rupert Cross, J. W. Harris, 1991
7
Precedent Inflation
This volume postulates a relationship between the concept of legal precedent and the means that are used to make specific precedents available to the legal profession.
Susan W. Brenner
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Precedent in International Arbitration
These are some of the questions that this book explores, in the context of both international commercial arbitration and investment arbitration.
Emmanuel Gaillard, Yas Banifatemi, International Arbitration Institute, 2008
9
The Power of Precedent
Ultimately, The Power of Precedent vividly illustrates how constitutional law is made and evolves both in and outside of the courts.
Michael J. Gerhardt Professor in Constitutional Law, 2008
10
The Politics of Precedent on the U.S. Supreme Court
This book shows that while precedent can operate as a constraint on the justices' decisions, it also represents an opportunity to foster preferred societal outcomes.
Thomas G. Hansford, James F. Spriggs, 2006

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «PRECEDENT»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term precedent is used in the context of the following news items.
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Obama's categorical reduction of sentences has precedent
His response to the consequences of the war on drugs uses an authority that would find favor with his predecessors, including the framers. «Minneapolis Star Tribune, Jul 15»
2
Hawley: Fast-food Wage Board decision sets dangerous precedent
Assemblyman Steve Hawley on Monday condemned the decision by New York's Wage Board to raise the minimum wage for all fast-food ... «The Daily News Online, Jul 15»
3
Past Tense Oregon: Oswald West helped set precedent for Oregon's …
Oswald West sits on his horse near the present-day Ecola State Park. On Feb. 13, 1913, West gave Oregon a gift that has kept giving ever since ... «OregonLive.com, Jul 15»
4
Iranian precedent can help to unravel the Ukrainian knot
The Iranian precedent has been set, and it deserves a thorough analysis in order to use the experience accumulated to deal with other ... «Russia Beyond the Headlines, Jul 15»
5
Miscevic: Precedent that would harm UNESCO
Kosovo's membership in UNESCO would be a precedent that would harm the future functioning of this organization, Tanja Miscevic said on ... «B92, Jul 15»
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'This could set a precedent for the rest of the country'
Manchester may seem an unlikely setting for a healthcare revolution, but it is currently the Government's favourite place in which to try out new ... «Pulse, Jul 15»
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England find hope in precedent for third Ashes Test but concerns …
English batsmen's dismissals, such as this one of Adam Lyth, were wearyingly familiar sights in the second Test. Photograph: Philip Brown/ ... «The Guardian, Jul 15»
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Tough times in mainland stock market following precedent in Taiwan
For someone who has been following the Asian economic and financial markets for a long time, the recent market crashes in China evoke a ... «South China Morning Post, Jul 15»
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Dangerous precedent to human rights violations – Kuthubul Zaman …
Society for the Promotion of Human Rights (Proham) expresses shock and deep concern over the manner in which certain authorities are ... «The Malaysian Insider, Jul 15»
10
BP Business Economic Loss Claim Appeal 2015-678: Well …
The precedent thereby well-established is that there is no mandatory first step as BP argues for, and the AVM is the appropriate methodology ... «Legal Examiner, Jul 15»

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