Precedented

Synonyms for "precedented" (132 found)

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Noun(7 words)

anchoring rulebackground benchmarkcase in pointcase lawcommon lawcreating precedent

Verb(1 words)

build on prior work

Strong matches (39)

Noun(4 words)

criminal law caseestablishing normexemplar guide

criterion custom decision decree deliverance determination diagnosis dictum doom epitome example exemplar explorer finding first forebear forebears foregoer foregoing foremost

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forerunner formerfront runnerfrontiersman fugleman fugler genotype groundbreaker guide harbinger heading headmost herald imitatee inaugural

Related words (66)

initiatory innovator instance leadlead runnerleader leading messenger mirror model order original paradigm past pathfinder pattern pioneer point preceding precursor

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precursory predecessor prefatory preliminary preludial premise preparatory previous prior prognosis pronouncement prototype representative resolution rule ruling scout sentence standardstormy petreltrailblazer trailbreaker typetype speciestype specimenurtext vanguard vaunt-courier verdict voortrekker yardstick

Noun(15 words)

lesson from historymilitary precedentmodel norm patternpolicy precedentprecursors referenceruling body decisionssetting a standardstandardstare decisissunnah template yardstick

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We have a right to take any method that is legal and is precedented.

Source: wiktionary

"Is 'precedented' even a word?" you may ask. Well, it is now, Noah-fucking-Webster. I just precedented it.

Source: wiktionary

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