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71break with precedent — depart from precedent phrase to change the way in which things have traditionally been done The club has broken with precedent and elected a female president. Thesaurus: to become differentsynonym Main entry: precedent …
72LNWR Improved Precedent Class — Infobox Locomotive powertype=Steam name = LNWR Improved Precedent Class caption = 790 Hardwicke in steam at the Rainhill Trials 150th anniversary calvacade, 1980. designer = builder = builddate = 1887 1901 totalproduction = whytetype = 2 4 0… …
73conditions precedent — The meaning of this term depends on the context in which it is used: • In contract law, a condition in a contract which provides that the agreement or certain parts of the agreement will only come into force if and when certain conditions are met …
74judicial precedent — index authority (documentation) Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 judicial precedent …
75precedence, precedent — These words have common origins in Latin terms meaning to go before and to yield. Precedence refers to the act or fact of going before, priority in rank or order, the right to go in front : On highways, ambulances have precedence (or take… …
76break with precedent — or depart from precedent to change the way in which things have traditionally been done The club has broken with precedent and elected a female president …
77depart from precedent — break with precedent or depart from precedent to change the way in which things have traditionally been done The club has broken with precedent and elected a female president …
78Argument from setting a precedent — Argument from precedent is a common fallacy in discussion, for example on committees or in meetings. It consists in saying that to act correctly in circumstances X would be inadvisable, in case others consider that this would set a precedent for… …
79Condition Precedent — A legal term describing a condition or event that must come to pass before a specific contract is considered in effect or any obligations are expected of either party. There may also be condition precedents in the ongoing life of a contract,… …
80remainder subject to a condition precedent — See: contingent remainder Category: Wills, Trusts & Estates Nolo’s Plain English Law Dictionary. Gerald N. Hill, Kathleen Thompson Hill. 2009 …
