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"ref": "1620 November 10, Francis Bacon, speech in Star Chamber",
"text": "his authority was to be guided by precedent and anteacts: therefore erring upon a warrant, this aggravates the fault.",
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"A preceding act (deed or action)."
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"(obsolete, rare) A preceding act (deed or action)."
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"lang": "Portuguese",
"sense": "preceding act",
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"word": "anteato"
}
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"(obsolete, rare) A preceding act (deed or action)."
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