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Noun precedent has 4 senses
- precedent, case in point - an example that is used to justify similar occurrences at a later time
--1 is a kind of example, illustration, instance, representative
- case law, precedent, common law - (civil law) a law established by following earlier judicial decisions
--2 is a kind of civil law
- common law, case law, precedent - 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"
--3 is a kind of law, jurisprudence
- precedent - a subject mentioned earlier (preceding in time)
--4 is a kind of subject, topic, theme
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