English to English
adjective
- Going before; anterior; preceding; antecedent; as, precedent services.
source: Webster 1913
noun
- an example that is used to justify similar occurrences at a later time
source: WordNet 3.0
- (civil law) a law established by following earlier judicial decisions
source: WordNet 3.0
- a system of jurisprudence based on judicial precedents rather than statutory laws
Common law originated in the unwritten laws of England and was later applied in the United States.
source: WordNet 3.0
- a subject mentioned earlier (preceding in time)
source: WordNet 3.0
- Something done or said that may serve as an example to authorize a subsequent act of the same kind; an authoritative example.
source: Webster 1913
adjective satellite
- preceding in time, order, or significance
source: WordNet 3.0
English to Tagalog
adj
- [prisídent] Sinundan; náuna
source: Diccionario Ingles-Español-Tagalog
