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noun • an example that is used to justify similar occurrences at a later time • (civil law) a law established by following earlier judicial decisions • a system of jurisprudence based on judicial precedents rather than statutory laws • a subject mentioned earlier (preceding in time) adjective satellite • preceding in time, order, or significance | ||||||||
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| 26% | 9 | An instance of returning to a previous topic or subject | ||||||
noun • (law) an interest in an estate that reverts to the grantor (or his heirs) at the end of some period (e.g., the death of the grantee) • (genetics) a return to a normal phenotype (usually resulting from a second mutation) • a reappearance of an earlier characteristic • turning in the opposite direction • returning to a former state • a failure to maintain a higher state | ||||||||
Previous Instance As Justification Crossword Clue
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PRECEDENT which was last seen in the The Guardian Quick crossword.
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PRECEDENT
Updated: October 13, 2023
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