PRECEDENT

precedent. precedent, going before

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precedent. Precedent, a. going before, foregoing, former

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Pre‐ced″ent (?), a. [[L. praecedens, -entis, p. pr. of praecedere: cf. F. précédent. See Precede.]] Going before; anterior; preceding; antecedent; as, precedent services. Shak. “A precedent injury.” Bacon. Condition precedent (Law), a condition which precede the vesting of an estate, or the accruing of a right.