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precedents
noun
(prec-e-dent)
an earlier occurrence of something similar
precedents
noun
(prec-e-dent)
something done or said that may serve as an example or rule to authorize or justify a subsequent act of the same or an analogous kind
precedents
noun
(prec-e-dent)
the convention established by such a precedent or by long practice
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