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noun
- An act in the past which may be used as an example to help decide the outcome of similar instances in the future.
- A decided case which is cited or used as an example to justify a judgment in a subsequent case.
- The previous version.
Translations: adjective
- happening or taking place earlier in time
Etymology: From Middle English ' < Old French ' < Latin praecÄdÄns (present priniciple of praecÄdere, to precede); compare to precede
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