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Precedented

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unprecedentedNever before seen, done, or experienced; without precedent.

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precedingverbOccurring before or in front of something else, in time, place, rank or sequence.
case in pointnounAn example that illustrates a point.
case lawnounLaw developed by judges through court decisions and opinions, as distinct from statute and other legislation.
common lawnoun(law) Legal system mainly in England and its former colonies with a heavy emphasis on judge-made law, doctrines deduced by casuistry rather than from general principles, and law distributed among judicial decisions rather than codified statutes (as opposed to civil law).
predecessornounOne who precedes; one who has preceded another in any state, position, office, etc.; one whom another follows or comes after, in any office or position.
precedencenounThe state of preceding in importance or priority.
foregoingnounOccurring before or in front of something else, in time, place, rank or sequence.
previousnoun(not comparable) Prior; occurring before something else, either in time or order.
preludenounAn introductory or preliminary performance or event.
prevnounAbbreviation of previous. [(not comparable) Prior; occurring before something else, either in time or order.]
priornounComing before in order or time; earlier, former, previous.
precursornounThat which precurses: a forerunner, predecessor, or indicator of approaching events.
prerequisitenounSomething that is required as necessary or indispensable, or as a prior condition of something else.
antecedentnounAny thing that precedes another thing, especially the cause of the second thing.
prejudicenoun(countable) An adverse judgment or opinion formed beforehand or without knowledge of the facts.
pastnounThe period of time that has already happened, in contrast to the present and the future.
earlierpreviously; before now; sooner
formernounPrevious.
casenounAn actual event, situation, or fact.
practicenounRepetition of an activity to improve a skill.

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  • precedentedsteps

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