The meaning of Precedent

Precedent – definition

noun
An earlier event or action that is regarded as an example or guide to be considered in subsequent similar circumstances.
Usage examples:
There are substantial precedents for using interactive media in training
Synonims:
Model Exemplar Example Pattern Previous case Prior case Previous instance/example Prior instance/example Paradigm Criterion Yardstick Standard Lead Guide

adjective
Preceding in time, order, or importance.
Usage examples:
A precedent case

noun
A previous action, situation, or decision that can be used as a reason or example for a similar action or decision at a later time
Usage examples:
[ c ] conditions have changed enormously, and the past is not much of a precedent., [ u ] precedent…

noun
A previous action or decision that can be used as a reason for allowing something else
Usage examples:
The ruling can serve as a precedent to challenge other similar cases., a judgement against the fund…

Precedent translation into English

Precedent: translate from English into Chinese

先例, 前例, 例, 前述的

Precedent: translate from English into Dutch

Precedent, Vroeger, Antecedent, Traditie, Voorrafgaand

Precedent: translate from English into French

Präzedenzfall, Präjudiz, Vorhergehend

Precedent: translate from English into Hindi

मिसाल, नज़ीर, पूर्व उदाहरण

Precedent: translate from English into Italian

전례, 예

Precedent: translate from English into Russian

Прецедент, Предшествующий

Precedent: translate from English into Spanish

Precedente, Ejemplo, Albedrío

Word origin

late Middle English: from Old French, literally ‘preceding’.

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Precedent – similar words

precedence

noun
The condition of being considered more important than someone or something else; priority in importance, order, or rank.
Usage examples:
His desire for power soon took precedence over any other consideration

noun
The condition of being dealt with before other things or of being considered more important than other things
Usage examples:
What takes precedence here, environmental cost or consumer convenience?

noun
The fact that something is more important than other things and should be dealt with first
Usage examples:
The cases led to a debate about whether human rights should sometimes take precedence over national…

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preceded

verb
Come before (something) in time.
Usage examples:
A gun battle had preceded the explosions

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precede

verb
Come before (something) in time.
Usage examples:
A gun battle had preceded the explosions

verb
To be or go before someone or something in time or space
Usage examples:
John adams preceded thomas jefferson as president., nouns are often preceded by adjectives, the tab…

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Precedent synonims

criterion

noun
A principle or standard by which something may be judged or decided.
Usage examples:
They award a green label to products that meet certain environmental criteria

noun
A condition or fact used as a standard by which something can be judged or considered
Usage examples:
Eight criteria will be used to select new stadium sites., not standard is height a criteria for hir…

noun
A standard by which you judge, decide about, or deal with something
Usage examples:
Pay is a very important criterion for job satisfaction., when employing new staff, you need to be v…

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example

ɪɡˈzɑːm.pəl

noun
A thing characteristic of its kind or illustrating a general rule.
Usage examples:
Advertising provides a good example of an industry where dreams have faded

verb
Be illustrated or exemplified.
Usage examples:
The extent of allied naval support is exampled by the navigational specialists provided

noun
Something that is typical of the group that it is a member of or that can be used to represent it
Usage examples:
Let me give you an example of what i mean., for example (= as a particular case showing a more gene…

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exemplar

noun
A person or thing serving as a typical example or appropriate model.
Usage examples:
The place is an exemplar of multicultural britain

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guide

noun
A person who shows the way to others, especially one employed to show tourists around places of interest.
Usage examples:
A tour guide

verb
Show or indicate the way to (someone).
Usage examples:
He guided her to the front row and sat beside her

verb
Someone employed to conduct others

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lead

verb
Cause (a person or animal) to go with one by holding them by the hand, a halter, a rope, etc. while moving forward.
Usage examples:
She emerged leading a bay horse

noun
The initiative in an action; an example for others to follow.
Usage examples:
Britain is now taking the lead in environmental policies

noun
A soft, heavy, ductile bluish-grey metal, the chemical element of atomic number 82. it has been used in roofing, plumbing, ammunition, storage batteries, radiation shields, etc., and its compounds have been used in crystal glass, as an anti-knock agent in petrol, and (formerly) in paints.
Usage examples:
There's evidence that heavy metals such as lead and cadmium can make osteoporosis worse.

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model

noun
A three-dimensional representation of a person or thing or of a proposed structure, typically on a smaller scale than the original.
Usage examples:
A model of st paul's cathedral

verb
A simplified description, especially a mathematical one, of a system or process, to assist calculations and predictions.
Usage examples:
A statistical model used for predicting the survival rates of endangered species

verb
A representation of something, often on a smaller scale

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paradigm

noun
A typical example or pattern of something; a pattern or model.
Usage examples:
Society's paradigm of the ‘ideal woman’

noun
A very clear or typical example used as a model
Usage examples:
His ruthless accumulation of wealth stands as a paradigm of greed in the business world.

noun
A set of theories that explain the way a particular subject is understood at a particular time
Usage examples:
The tv network claimed that this was the beginning of "a new paradigm for commercial television.", …

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pattern

noun
A repeated decorative design.
Usage examples:
A neat blue herringbone pattern

verb
Decorate with a repeated design.
Usage examples:
He was sitting on a soft carpet patterned in rich colours

noun
A particular way in which something is done or organized, or in which something happens
Usage examples:
Our weather pattern comes from the northwest., a whole variety of behavior patterns affect infants.…

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standard

noun
A level of quality or attainment.
Usage examples:
Their restaurant offers a high standard of service

adjective
Used or accepted as normal or average.
Usage examples:
The standard rate of income tax

adjective
Usual or expected; not involving something special or extra
Usage examples:
A standard contract, i don’t work a standard, 35-hour week., the car came with an air conditioner a…

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yardstick

noun
A measuring rod a yard long, typically divided into inches.
Usage examples:
After tamping a few square feet, use a yardstick or a ruler to measure the tamped depth.

noun
A way of measuring how good, accurate, or effective something is
Usage examples:
A high salary isn’t the only yardstick for success., the only valid yardstick for measuring traffic…

noun
A standard used to compare similar things in order to measure their value or success
Usage examples:
A yardstick for sth the firm uses the index as a yardstick for measuring itself against competitors…

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