"precedent" meaning in English

See precedent in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

IPA: /ˈpɹɛs.ɪ.dənt/ [Canada, General-American, Received-Pronunciation], /ˈpɹiː.sɪ.dənt/ [General-Australian, Ireland], /ˈpɹɛs-/ [General-Australian, Ireland], /ˈpɹes.ɪ.dənt/ [New-Zealand], /ˈpɹiː-/ [New-Zealand], /pɹɪˈsiː.dənt/ Audio: en-us-precedent.ogg
enPR: prĕsʹĭ-dənt [Canada, General-American, Received-Pronunciation] Etymology: From Middle French, from Old French, from Latin praecēdēns, present participle of praecēdere (“to precede”); See precede. Etymology templates: {{der|en|frm|-}} Middle French, {{der|en|fro|-}} Old French, {{der|en|la|praecēdēns}} Latin praecēdēns Head templates: {{en-adj|-}} precedent (not comparable)
  1. Happening or taking place earlier in time; previous or preceding. Tags: not-comparable Categories (topical): Directives Synonyms: antecedent#Adjective, predecessive Translations (earlier in time): সাবেক (śabek) (Bengali), предишен (predišen) (Bulgarian), предхождащ (predhoždašt) (Bulgarian), edeltävä (Finnish), précédent (French), წინა (c̣ina) (Georgian), წინამავალი (c̣inamavali) (Georgian), წინამორბედი (c̣inamorbedi) (Georgian), προηγούμενος (proïgoúmenos) (Greek), precedente (Italian), пре́тходен (préthoden) (Macedonian), предше́ствующий (predšéstvujuščij) (Russian), предыду́щий (predydúščij) (Russian), kasumundan (Tagalog)
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  2. (now rare) Coming before in a particular order or arrangement; preceding, foregoing. Tags: archaic, not-comparable
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The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: præcedent [archaic]

Noun

IPA: /ˈpɹɛs.ɪ.dənt/ [Canada, General-American, Received-Pronunciation], /ˈpɹiː.sɪ.dənt/ [General-Australian, Ireland], /ˈpɹɛs-/ [General-Australian, Ireland], /ˈpɹes.ɪ.dənt/ [New-Zealand], /ˈpɹiː-/ [New-Zealand], /pɹɪˈsiː.dənt/ Audio: en-us-precedent.ogg Forms: precedents [plural]
enPR: prĕsʹĭ-dənt [Canada, General-American, Received-Pronunciation] Etymology: From Middle French, from Old French, from Latin praecēdēns, present participle of praecēdere (“to precede”); See precede. Etymology templates: {{der|en|frm|-}} Middle French, {{der|en|fro|-}} Old French, {{der|en|la|praecēdēns}} Latin praecēdēns Head templates: {{en-noun}} precedent (plural precedents)
  1. An act in the past which may be used as an example to help decide the outcome of similar instances in the future. Translations (past act used as example): سَابِقَة (sābiqa) [feminine] (Arabic), precedente [masculine] (Asturian), прэцэдэ́нт (precedént) [masculine] (Belarusian), прецеде́нт (precedént) [masculine] (Bulgarian), precedent [masculine] (Catalan), 實例 (Chinese Mandarin), 实例 (shílì) (Chinese Mandarin), 範例 (Chinese Mandarin), 范例 (fànlì) (Chinese Mandarin), 事例 (shìlì) (Chinese Mandarin), 先例 (xiānlì) (Chinese Mandarin), 前例 (qiánlì) (Chinese Mandarin), precedens [neuter] (Czech), precedent [masculine] (Czech), precedent (Dutch), ennakkotapaus (Finnish), précédent (French), precedente [masculine] (Galician), პრეცედენტი (ṗrecedenṭi) (Georgian), Präzedenz [neuter] (German), Präzedenzfall [masculine] (German), προηγούμενο (proïgoúmeno) [neuter] (Greek), תַּקְדִּים (takdím) [masculine] (Hebrew), precedens (Hungarian), precedente [masculine] (Italian), 先例 (senrei) (alt: せんれい) (Japanese), 前例 (zenrei) (alt: ぜんれい) (Japanese), 사례 (sarye) (alt: 事例) (Korean), 전례 (jeollye) (alt: 前例) (Korean), преседа́н (presedán) [masculine] (Macedonian), tauira (Maori), presedens [masculine] (Norwegian Bokmål), presedens [masculine] (Norwegian Nynorsk), precedens [masculine] (Polish), precedente [masculine] (Portuguese), precedent (Romanian), прецеде́нт (precedént) [masculine] (Russian), precedente [masculine] (Spanish), kasumundan (Tagalog), emsal (Turkish), teamül (Turkish), прецеде́нт (precedént) [masculine] (Ukrainian)
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  2. (law) A decided case which is cited or used as an example to justify a judgment in a subsequent case. Categories (topical): Law Translations (leading case which is cited to justify a judgment): прецедент (precedent) [masculine] (Bulgarian), precedent [masculine] (Catalan), 判例 (pànlì) (Chinese Mandarin), precedens [masculine] (Czech), judikát [masculine] (Czech), judikatura [feminine] (Czech), jurisprudentie (Dutch), precedento (Esperanto), precedenco (Esperanto), ennakkotapaus (Finnish), décision de principe [feminine] (French), precedente [masculine] (Galician), პრეცედენტი (ṗrecedenṭi) (Georgian), Präjudiz [feminine] (German), Präzedenzfall [masculine] (German), δεδικασμένο (dedikasméno) [neuter] (Greek), תַּקְדִּים (takdím) [masculine] (Hebrew), precedens (Hungarian), pregiudiziale [feminine] (Italian), 判例 (hanrei) (Japanese), 판례 (pallye) (alt: 判例) [law] (Korean), преседа́н (presedán) [masculine] (Macedonian), prejudikat [neuter] (Norwegian Bokmål), prejudikat [neuter] (Norwegian Nynorsk), precedens [masculine] (Polish), precedente [masculine] (Portuguese), прецеде́нт (precedént) [masculine] (Russian), precedente [masculine] (Spanish), prejudikat [neuter] (Swedish), içtihat (Turkish)
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  3. An established habit or custom.
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  4. (obsolete, with definite article) The aforementioned (thing). Tags: obsolete, with-definite-article
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  5. The previous version.
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  6. (obsolete) A rough draught of a writing which precedes a finished copy. Tags: obsolete
    Sense id: en-precedent-en-noun-A69w8vYS
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: præcedent [archaic] Derived forms: binding precedent, condition precedent, declaratory precedent, original precedent, persuasive precedent, precedented, precedential, precedent-setting, precedent sub silentio, unprecedented Coordinate_terms: case law

Verb

IPA: /ˈpɹɛs.ɪ.dənt/ [Canada, General-American, Received-Pronunciation], /ˈpɹiː.sɪ.dənt/ [General-Australian, Ireland], /ˈpɹɛs-/ [General-Australian, Ireland], /ˈpɹes.ɪ.dənt/ [New-Zealand], /ˈpɹiː-/ [New-Zealand], /pɹɪˈsiː.dənt/ Audio: en-us-precedent.ogg Forms: precedents [present, singular, third-person], precedenting [participle, present], precedented [participle, past], precedented [past]
enPR: prĕsʹĭ-dənt [Canada, General-American, Received-Pronunciation] Etymology: From Middle French, from Old French, from Latin praecēdēns, present participle of praecēdere (“to precede”); See precede. Etymology templates: {{der|en|frm|-}} Middle French, {{der|en|fro|-}} Old French, {{der|en|la|praecēdēns}} Latin praecēdēns Head templates: {{en-verb}} precedent (third-person singular simple present precedents, present participle precedenting, simple past and past participle precedented)
  1. (transitive, law) To provide precedents for. Tags: transitive Categories (topical): Law
    Sense id: en-precedent-en-verb-RpHiztjw Topics: law
  2. (transitive, law) To be a precedent for. Tags: transitive Categories (topical): Law
    Sense id: en-precedent-en-verb-0YG8Bbw6 Topics: law
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: præcedent [archaic] Related terms: stare decisis

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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        "English transitive verbs",
        "en:Law"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "To provide precedents for."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "law",
          "law#English"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(transitive, law) To provide precedents for."
      ],
      "tags": [
        "transitive"
      ],
      "topics": [
        "law"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "English transitive verbs",
        "en:Law"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "To be a precedent for."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "law",
          "law#English"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(transitive, law) To be a precedent for."
      ],
      "tags": [
        "transitive"
      ],
      "topics": [
        "law"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "enpr": "prĕsʹĭ-dənt",
      "tags": [
        "Canada",
        "General-American",
        "Received-Pronunciation"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈpɹɛs.ɪ.dənt/",
      "tags": [
        "Canada",
        "General-American",
        "Received-Pronunciation"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈpɹiː.sɪ.dənt/",
      "tags": [
        "General-Australian",
        "Ireland"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈpɹɛs-/",
      "tags": [
        "General-Australian",
        "Ireland"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈpɹes.ɪ.dənt/",
      "tags": [
        "New-Zealand"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈpɹiː-/",
      "tags": [
        "New-Zealand"
      ]
    },
    {
      "audio": "en-us-precedent.ogg",
      "mp3_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/e/ea/En-us-precedent.ogg/En-us-precedent.ogg.mp3",
      "ogg_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/e/ea/En-us-precedent.ogg"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/pɹɪˈsiː.dənt/"
    }
  ],
  "synonyms": [
    {
      "tags": [
        "archaic"
      ],
      "word": "præcedent"
    }
  ],
  "wikipedia": [
    "precedent"
  ],
  "word": "precedent"
}

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