precedent

  • 11precedent — précédent DEFINICIJA v. presedan …

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  • 12precedent — adj *preceding, antecedent, foregoing, previous, prior, former, anterior …

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  • 13precedent — [n] authoritative example antecedent, authority, criterion, exemplar, instance, model, paradigm; concept 686 …

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  • 14precedent — Precedent, Praecedens, Antecedens …

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  • 15precedent — ► NOUN 1) an earlier event or action serving as an example or guide. 2) Law a previous case or legal decision that may or must be followed in subsequent similar cases. ► ADJECTIVE ▪ preceding in time, order, or importance …

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  • 16Precedent — 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 …

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  • 17precedent — noun ADJECTIVE ▪ bad, dangerous, terrible, unfortunate ▪ good, important, strong ▪ There is a strong precedent for such a strategy …

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  • 18precedent */ — UK [ˈpresɪdənt] / US noun Word forms precedent : singular precedent plural precedents 1) [countable/uncountable] an action or event in the past that is used as an example or reason for a present action or event precedent for: There are good… …

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  • 19precedent — pre|ce|dent [ˈpresıdənt] n 1.) an action or official decision that can be used to give support to later actions or decisions ▪ a legal precedent set/create a precedent ▪ UN involvement in the country s affairs would set a dangerous precedent.… …

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  • 20precedent — prec|e|dent [ presıdənt ] noun * 1. ) count or uncount an action or event in the past that is used as an example or reason for a present action or event: precedent for: There are good precedents for this sort of cooperation between organizations …

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