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precedent
Overview of noun precedent
The noun precedent has 4 senses (first 2 from tagged texts)
1. (3) precedent, case in point -- (an example that is used to justify similar occurrences at a later time)
2. (1) case law, precedent, common law -- ((civil law) a law established by following earlier judicial decisions)
3. common law, case law, precedent -- (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")
4. precedent -- (a subject mentioned earlier (preceding in time))
Overview of adj precedent
The adj precedent has 1 sense (no senses from tagged texts)
1. precedent -- (preceding in time, order, or significance)
Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun precedent
4 senses of precedent
Sense 1
precedent, case in point
=> example, illustration, instance, representative
=> information
=> cognition, knowledge, noesis
=> psychological feature
=> abstraction
=> abstract entity
=> entity
Sense 2
case law, precedent, common law
=> civil law
=> law, jurisprudence
=> collection, aggregation, accumulation, assemblage
=> group, grouping
=> abstraction
=> abstract entity
=> entity
Sense 3
common law, case law, precedent
=> law, jurisprudence
=> collection, aggregation, accumulation, assemblage
=> group, grouping
=> abstraction
=> abstract entity
=> entity
Sense 4
precedent
=> subject, topic, theme
=> message, content, subject matter, substance
=> communication
=> abstraction
=> abstract entity
=> entity
Hyponyms of noun precedent
Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun precedent
4 senses of precedent
Sense 1
precedent, case in point
=> example, illustration, instance, representative
Sense 2
case law, precedent, common law
=> civil law
Sense 3
common law, case law, precedent
=> law, jurisprudence
Sense 4
precedent
=> subject, topic, theme
Antonyms of noun precedent
Member Holonyms of noun precedent
Substance Holonyms of noun precedent
Part Holonyms of noun precedent
Member Meronyms of noun precedent
Substance Meronyms of noun precedent
Part Meronyms of noun precedent
Meronyms of noun precedent
Holonyms of noun precedent
Attributes of noun precedent
Derived Forms of noun precedent
2 of 4 senses of precedent
Sense 1
precedent, case in point
RELATED TO>(verb) precede#1
=> predate, precede, forego, forgo, antecede, antedate
Sense 4
precedent
RELATED TO>(verb) precede#2
=> precede, predate
Domain of noun precedent
2 of 4 senses of precedent
Sense 2
case law, precedent, common law
TOPIC>(noun) civil law#1
Sense 3
common law, case law, precedent
TOPIC>(noun) law#2, jurisprudence#2
Domain Terms of noun precedent
1 of 4 senses of precedent
Sense 2
case law, precedent, common law
TOPIC TERM>(noun) service#15
Familiarity of noun precedent
precedent used as a noun is uncommon (polysemy count =4)
Coordinate Terms (sisters) of noun precedent
4 senses of precedent
Sense 1
precedent, case in point
> example, illustration, instance, representative
=> apology, excuse
=> exception
=> precedent, case in point
=> quintessence
=> sample
=> specimen
Sense 2
case law, precedent, common law
> civil law
=> case law, precedent, common law
=> legislation, statute law
Sense 3
common law, case law, precedent
> law, jurisprudence
=> administrative law
=> canon law, ecclesiastical law
=> civil law
=> common law, case law, precedent
=> international law, law of nations
=> law of the land
=> martial law
=> mercantile law, commercial law, law merchant
=> military law
=> Mosaic law, Law of Moses
=> shariah, shariah law, sharia, sharia law, Islamic law
=> statutory law
=> securities law
=> tax law
Sense 4
precedent
> subject, topic, theme
=> bone of contention
=> precedent
=> question, head
=> keynote
Meronyms of noun precedent
4 senses of precedent
Sense 2
case law, precedent, common law
=> civil law
=> law, jurisprudence
HAS PART: law
Sense 3
common law, case law, precedent
=> law, jurisprudence
HAS PART: law
Holonyms of noun precedent
Grep of noun precedent
precedent
Antonyms of adj precedent
1 sense of precedent
Sense 1
precedent
INDIRECT (VIA preceding) -> succeeding
Similarity of adj precedent
1 sense of precedent
Sense 1
precedent
=> preceding(prenominal)(vs. succeeding)
Pertainyms of adj precedent
Attributes of adj precedent
Domain of adj precedent
Domain Terms of adj precedent
Familiarity of adj precedent
precedent used as an adjective is very rare (polysemy count =1)
Grep of adj precedent
precedent
precedented
precedential
Grep of adv precedent
precedentedly
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