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Definition precedent

Etymology

From Middle French, from Old French, from Latin praec?d?ns, present participle of praec?dere (“to precede”); See precede.

Noun

precedent (plural precedents)

  1. An act in the past which may be used as an example to help decide the outcome of similar instances in the future.
  2. (law) A decided case which is cited or used as an example to justify a judgment in a subsequent case.
  3. An established habit or custom.
  4. (obsolete, with definite article) The aforementioned (thing).
  5. The previous version.
  6. (obsolete) A rough draught of a writing which precedes a finished copy.

Adjective

precedent (not comparable)

  1. Happening or taking place earlier in time; previous or preceding. [from 14th c.]
  2. (now rare) Coming before in a particular order or arrangement; preceding, foregoing. [from 15th c.]

Verb

precedent (third-person singular simple present precedents, present participle precedenting, simple past and past participle precedented)

  1. (transitive, law) To provide precedents for.
  2. (transitive, law) To be a precedent for.

Results 156 Words with the letters PRECEDENT

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15 letter words with the letters PRECEDENT ↑
COUNTERPICKETED 31
DESCRIPTIVENESS 27
INTERDEPENDENCE 26
INTERDEPENDENCY 28
OVERCOMPENSATED 30
SUPERINTENDENCE 26
SUPERINTENDENCY 28
UNPRECEDENTEDLY 29
14 letter words with the letters PRECEDENT ↑
COUNTERSTEPPED 26
NEPHRECTOMIZED 36
PREADOLESCENTS 23
13 letter words with the letters PRECEDENT ↑
DECIPHERMENTS 26
INTEREPIDEMIC 24
PREADOLESCENT 22
SUPERINFECTED 25
UNPRECEDENTED 24
12 letter words with the letters PRECEDENT ↑
DECIPHERMENT 25
PRECONCERTED 23
PRESENTENCED 21
11 letter words with the letters PRECEDENT ↑
CARPENTERED 19
COPRESENTED 19
INTERCEPTED 19
REINSPECTED 19
10 letter words with the letters PRECEDENT ↑
PRECEDENTS 18
PREENACTED 18
9 letter words with the letters PRECEDENT ↑
PRECEDENT 17
PRECENTED 17
8 letter words with the letters PRECEDENT ↑
CENTERED 13
DECENTER 13
DECENTRE 13
PRETENCE 15
REPENTED 13
REPETEND 13
7 letter words with the letters PRECEDENT ↑
CENTRED 12
CREDENT 12
ENTERED 9
ERECTED 11
PERCENT 14
PETERED 11
PRECEDE 14
PRECENT 14
PREENED 12
PRETEEN 11
PRETEND 12
TERPENE 11
6 letter words with the letters PRECEDENT ↑
CENTER 10
CENTRE 10
CREPED 13
DECENT 11
DECERN 11
DECREE 10
DEEPEN 11
DEEPER 10
ENTREE 7
ETERNE 7
NEEDER 8
PECTEN 13
PEENED 11
PEERED 10
RECEDE 10
RECENT 10
RECEPT 12
RENTED 8
REPENT 10
RETENE 7
TEENER 7
TENDER 8
TENREC 10
5 letter words with the letters PRECEDENT ↑
CEDER 9
CERED 9
CREED 9
CREEP 11
CREPE 11
CREPT 11
DETER 6
ENDER 7
ENTER 6
ERECT 8
PENCE 12
PETER 8
PREED 9
PREEN 9
RENTE 6
TEPEE 8
TERCE 8
TERNE 6
TREED 6
TREEN 6
TREND 7
4 letter words with the letters PRECEDENT ↑
CEDE 8
CENT 8
CEPE 10
CERE 7
CETE 7
CRED 8
DEEP 8
DEER 5
DEET 5
DENE 6
DENT 6
DERE 5
DREE 5
EPEE 7
ERNE 5
NEED 6
NEEP 8
NERD 6
PEED 8
PEEN 8
PEER 7
PEND 9
PENT 8
PERE 7
PERT 7
PREE 7
REDE 5
REED 5
REND 6
RENT 5
RETE 4
TEED 5
TEEN 5
TEND 6
TERN 5
TREE 4
3 letter words with the letters PRECEDENT ↑
CEE 6
CEP 9
DEE 4
DEN 5
END 5
ERE 3
ERN 4
NEE 4
NET 4
PEC 9
PED 7
PEE 6
PEN 7
PER 6
PET 6
REC 6
RED 4
REE 3
REP 6
RET 3
TED 4
TEE 3
TEN 4
2 letter words with the letters PRECEDENT ↑
DE 3
ED 3
EN 3
ER 2
ET 2
NE 3
PE 5
RE 2

You can also try words with the phrase PRECEDENT, words starting with the letters PRECEDENT, or words ending in the letters PRECEDENT.