PRECEDENTED

precedented

(adjective) having or supported or justified by a precedent

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Adjective

precedented (comparative more precedented, superlative most precedented)

(rare, chiefly legal) Having a precedent; not novel

Verb

precedented

(rare) simple past tense and past participle of precedent

Source: Wiktionary


Prec"e*dent*ed, a.

Definition: Having a precedent; authorized or sanctioned by an example of a like kind. Walpole.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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Word of the Day

8 November 2024

REPLACEMENT

(noun) the act of furnishing an equivalent person or thing in the place of another; “replacing the star will not be easy”


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