precedent
/ˈprɛsɪd(ə)nt/
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American sound/ˈprɛsɪd(ə)nt/
precedent
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pre - ce - dent -> precedent
Myanmar meaning
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- [precedent for] : There are good precedents for this sort of cooperation between organizations.
- [set/establish/create a precedent] : Arab states condemned the plan, regarding it as setting a dangerous precedent.
- [without precedent] : This is disturbing news and totally without precedent.
- It would not be right for this case to be treated as a precedent.
- The English legal system is a composite of legislation and judicial precedent.
Synonyms
example, model, guide, pattern, standard, instance, above-mentioned, above-named, abovementioned, aforeknown, aforementioned, aforestated, ahead, antecedent, antecedently, anterior, at an advantage, at the head, authoritative example, authority, criterion, ex, exemplar, foregoing, forerunning, gone by, in the foreground, in the lead, one time, onwards, over and done, paradigm, past, practice, precedently, preceding, precursive, precursory, preexistent, preexisting, prevenient, previous, prior, prodromal, supra, to the fore
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