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Precedent Setter In Court Crossword Clue

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noun

• a representative legal action whose outcome is likely to become a precedent

48%11 Establishing a precedent or precedent
noun

• an association organized to promote art or science or education

verb

• set up or lay the groundwork for

• advance or set forth in court

32%12 Digression within a court's opinion that does not establish precedent
noun

• an incidental remark

• an opinion voiced by a judge on a point of law not directly bearing on the case in question and therefore not binding

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New York Times08 Jan 2019 Down 10
New York Times06 Jan 1980 Across 42
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