PRECEDENTS Synonyms
There are 10 hypernyms of the word precedents. (close relations)
Definition of PRECEDENTS
Best Alternative Words for PRECEDENTS
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| antecedent | noun, adjectiven, adj | |||||||
adjective • preceding in time or order noun • someone from whom you are descended (but usually more remote than a grandparent) • a preceding occurrence or cause or event • anything that precedes something similar in time • the referent of an anaphor; a phrase or clause that is referred to by an anaphoric pronoun | ||||||||
| earlier | adverb, adjectiveadv, adj | |||||||
adverb • earlier in time; previously • comparatives of `soon' or `early' • before now adjective satellite • (comparative and superlative of `early') more early than; most early | ||||||||
| foregoing | adverb, adjectiveadv, adj | |||||||
adjective satellite • especially of writing or speech; going before | ||||||||
| former | adverb, adjectiveadv, adj | |||||||
adjective • referring to the first of two things or persons mentioned (or the earlier one or ones of several) noun • the first of two or the first mentioned of two adjective satellite • belonging to some prior time • (used especially of persons) of the immediate past • belonging to the distant past | ||||||||
| precursory | adjectiveadj | |||||||
adjective satellite • warning of future misfortune | ||||||||
| previous | adjectiveadj | |||||||
adjective satellite • just preceding something else in time or order • (used especially of persons) of the immediate past • too soon or too hasty | ||||||||
| prior | adverb, adjectiveadv, adj | |||||||
noun • the head of a religious order; in an abbey the prior is next below the abbot adjective satellite • earlier in time | ||||||||
| case law | nounn | |||||||
noun • a system of jurisprudence based on judicial precedents rather than statutory laws • (civil law) a law established by following earlier judicial decisions | ||||||||
| case in point | nounn | |||||||
noun • an example that is used to justify similar occurrences at a later time | ||||||||
