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An event or action that is regarded as an example or guide for subsequent circumstances

Representative occurrence

(obsolete) That which is instituted, established, or fixed, such as a law or rule

Customary or habitual usage

Precedental law

Something that precedes another thing or person

A traditional or accepted way of behaving, specific to a particular society, place, or time

Existing or coming before in time or order

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Noun

An event or action that is regarded as an example or guide for subsequent circumstances

previous instance

previous example

point of reference

representative case

exemplification

guiding principle

standard of excellence

reference point

genuine article

point of comparison

standard procedure

classic example

frame of reference

standard of comparison

measuring stick

required standard

personification

perfect example

definitive example

typical example

textbook example

representative example

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“He dreaded lest, in some future combination of circumstances, it might be adduced as a precedent for some fatal inroad on the constitution.”

Noun

Representative occurrence

first occurrence

Noun

(obsolete) That which is instituted, established, or fixed, such as a law or rule

generalization^US

generalisation^UK

authorization^US

authorisation^UK

public statement

guiding principle

Act of Parliament

working principle

expressed desire

piece of legislation

legislative document

policy statement

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Noun

Customary or habitual usage

matter of course

order of things

social practice

do's and don'ts

established practice

social convention

usual procedure

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Noun

Precedental law

non-statutory law

precedential law

Noun

Something that precedes another thing or person

Noun

A traditional or accepted way of behaving, specific to a particular society, place, or time

conventionalism

established way

way of doing things

accepted behaviour

rules of conduct

conventionality

order of things

formal procedure

code of behaviour^UK

code of behavior^US

code of conduct

course of action

behavioral norm

customary behaviour

proper behavior

acceptable behaviour

rules of behaviour

social convention

diplomatic code

standard procedure

social procedures

matter of course

set of principles

prevailing attitude

accepted belief

conventionalities

social practice

historical convention

expected behavior

usual procedure

established practice

method of working

religious ceremony

form of worship

political correctness

social construct

set of procedures

logical process

frame of reference

orderly process

set of guidelines

set of channels

systematic process

do's and don'ts

set of standards

moral principles

formal courtesy

received wisdom

article of faith

series of steps

law of the land

standard operating procedure

point of reference

putting into practice

polite behaviour

proper behaviour

good behaviour^UK

good behavior^US

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Adjective

Existing or coming before in time or order

previously mentioned

above-mentioned

earlier mentioned

formerly mentioned

previously described

ancient history

in the olden days

in the good old days

down memory lane

prior mentioned

mentioned earlier

spoken of earlier

once upon a time

of an earlier time

of a former period

consigned to oblivion

old as the hills

old as Methuselah

sunk in oblivion

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“By those terms, the liability of the defendant depends upon the occurrence of a precedent event.”

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