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Words related to precedent

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  • authority file

    a file, either on cards or in machine-readable format, in which decisions involving bibliographic records, particularly for form of entry, are recorded to establish a precedent or rule for subsequent decisions and to provide for consistency of entries.

  • foregoing

    previously stated, written, or occurring; preceding: The foregoing paragraph presents the problem.

  • obiter dictum

    an incidental or passing remark, opinion, etc.

  • test case

    a typical case whose court decision may be interpreted as a precedent for application in future similar cases.

  • unwritten constitution

    a constitution, as in Great Britain, not codified as a document but defined by custom and precedent as embodied in statutes and judicial decisions.

  • zenger

    John Peter, 1697–1746, American journalist, printer, and publisher, born in Germany: his libel trial and eventual acquittal (1735) set a precedent for establishing freedom of the press in America.
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