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/ˈpɹɛs.ɪ.dənt/ · noun
An act in the past which may be used as an example to help decide the outcome of similar instances in the future..
Examples for cases can but direct as precedents only.
A third argument may be derived from the precedent.
My Lord Melun, let this be copied out, I did suppose it should be on constraint ; And keep it safe for our remembrance : But , heaven be thank'd , it is but voluntary , Return the precedent to these lords again
In the precedent section mention was made, amongst other pleasant objects, of this comeliness and beauty which proceeds from women […].
Use precedent when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Precedent means An act in the past which may be used as an example to help decide the outcome of similar instances in the future..
Common synonyms include antecedent, predecessive, case in point, common law.
The opposite depends on the specific sense.
Examples for cases can but direct as precedents only.
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