precedent

Sinhala Dictionary definitions for precedent

precedent 🔊 /pɹɛˈsɪdʌnt/

precedent : ආදර්ශය

precedent : පූර්වාදර්ශය

precedent : පෙරගියාව

precedent : කලින් ඇති වියයුතු

precedent : කලින් තීරණය

precedent : පූර්වගමනය

precedent : පූර්වගාමී

precedent : පුර්වාදර්ශය

precedent definition

Adjective. Going before; anterior; preceding; antecedent; as, precedent services.

Noun.

  1. Something done or said that may serve as an example to authorize a subsequent act of the same kind; an authoritative example.
  2. A preceding circumstance or condition; an antecedent; hence, a prognostic; a token; a sign.
  3. A rough draught of a writing which precedes a finished copy.
  4. A judicial decision which serves as a rule for future determinations in similar or analogous cases; an authority to be followed in courts of justice; forms of proceeding to be followed in similar cases.