precedent
adjective
/pɹɪˈsiː.dənt/
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/ˈpɹes.ə.dənt/
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/ˈpɹiː-/
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/ˈpɹiː.sə.dənt/
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/ˈpɹɛs-/
,
/ˈpɹɛs.ɪ.dənt/
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- Happening or taking place earlier in time; previous or preceding. [from 14th c.]
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προηγούμενος
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precedent
noun
/pɹɪˈsiː.dənt/
,
/ˈpɹes.ə.dənt/
,
/ˈpɹiː-/
,
/ˈpɹiː.sə.dənt/
,
/ˈpɹɛs-/
,
/ˈpɹɛs.ɪ.dənt/
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- An act in the past which may be used as an example to help decide the outcome of similar instances in the future.
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προηγούμενο
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- (legal) A decided case which is cited or used as an example to justify a judgment in a subsequent case.
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δεδικασμένο
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precede
verb
/pɹiːˈsiːd/
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/pɹəˈsiːd/
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/pɹɪˈsiːd/
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- (transitive) To go before, go in front of.
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προηγούμαι
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