| PRECEDENCE | • precedence n. The state of preceding in importance or priority. • precedence n. Precedent. • PRECEDENCE n. the fact of preceding in time, also PRECEDENCY. |
| PRECEDENCES | • precedences n. Plural of precedence. • PRECEDENCE n. the fact of preceding in time, also PRECEDENCY. |
| PRECEDENCIES | • precedencies n. Plural of precedency. • PRECEDENCY n. the fact of preceding in time, also PRECEDENCE. |
| PRECEDENCY | • precedency n. Precedence; superiority. • precedency n. (Obsolete) The fact of serving as a precedent. • PRECEDENCY n. the fact of preceding in time, also PRECEDENCE. |
| PRECEDENT | • precedent n. An act in the past which may be used as an example to help decide the outcome of similar instances in the future. • precedent n. (Law) A decided case which is cited or used as an example to justify a judgment in a subsequent case. • precedent n. An established habit or custom. |
| PRECEDENTED | • precedented adj. (Rare, chiefly law) Having a precedent; not novel. • precedented v. (Rare) simple past tense and past participle of precedent. • PRECEDENTED adj. having a precedent, warranted by example. |
| PRECEDENTIAL | • precedential adj. (Law) Having the force of precedent. • PRECEDENTIAL adj. of the nature of a precedent. |
| PRECEDENTIALLY | • precedentially adv. (Law) In a manner having the force of precedent. • PRECEDENTIAL adv. of the nature of a precedent. |
| PRECEDENTLY | • precedently adv. Beforehand; antecedently. • PRECEDENT adv. preceding. |
| PRECEDENTS | • precedents n. Plural of precedent. • precedents v. Third-person singular simple present indicative form of precedent. • PRECEDENT n. something that goes before. |
| UNPRECEDENTED | • unprecedented adj. Never before seen, done, or experienced; without precedent. • UNPRECEDENTED adj. having no precedent. |
| UNPRECEDENTEDLY | • unprecedentedly adv. In an unprecedented manner. • UNPRECEDENTED adv. having no precedent. |