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Showing words for PRECEDENT using the English dictionary

9 Letter Words for Precedent

precedent, precented, pretenced

8 Letter Words for Precedent

centered, decenter, decentre, recedent, repented, repetend

7 Letter Words for Precedent

cedrene, credent, creeped, decener, decreet, decrete, depeter, entered, erected, percent, petered, precede, precent, preened, prented, preteen, pretend, terpene

6 Letter Words for Precedent

cedent, cendre, center, cepter, cerned, cetene, creped, decene, decent, decern, decerp, decnet, decree, deener, deepen, deeper, denter, ectene, endere, entrec, entree, entrep, eterne, needer, pecten, peened, peered, perced, percen, perten, recede, recent, recept, reeden, rented, rentee, repent, retene, teened, teener, teered, tender, tendre, tenrec, terned, terpen

5 Letter Words for Precedent

ceder, cedre, cered, cerne, creed, creen, creep, crepe, crept, crete, ctene, deere, denet, deter, dreep, drent, eeten, ender, enter, entre, erect, erept, erned, neper, neter, pedee, peece, peert, pence, pened, perce, peter, petre, preed, preen, prent, recpt, reede, renet, rente, repen, teend, teene, tepee, terce, terne, treed, treen, trend

4 Letter Words for Precedent

cede, cene, cent, cepe, cere, cern, cert, cete, cred, crpe, deen, deep, deer, deet, dene, dent, depe, depr, dept, dere, dern, detn, dree, eden, ende, ened, entr, epee, ered, erne, eten, need, neep, neer, neet, nerd, nete, peed, peen, peer, pend, pene, pent, pere, pern, pert, pete, pnce, prec, pred, pree, pret, rcpt, recd, rect, rede, reed, reen, reet, rend, rent, rept, retd, rete, teed, teen, teer, tend, tene, tepe, tern, terp, tree

3 Letter Words for Precedent

cdr, cee, cen, cep, cer, cpd, cpr, cpt, crt, cte, ctn, ctr, dec, dee, den, dep, der, det, dpt, ect, edp, eec, een, eer, enc, end, ene, erd, ere, ern, ert, etc, ned, nee, nep, net, pct, pdn, pec, ped, pee, pen, per, pet, prc, pre, prn, pte, rcd, rct, rec, red, ree, rep, rnd, rpt, rte, tcp, tdr, tec, ted, tee, ten, ter, tpd, trp

Definitions for Precedent

[1] Law . a legal decision or form of proceeding serving as an authoritative rule or pattern in future similar or analogous cases.
[2] any act, decision, or case that serves as a guide or justification for subsequent situations.
[3] going or coming before; preceding; anterior.
[4] law a judicial decision that serves as an authority for deciding a later case
[5] an example or instance used to justify later similar occurrences
[6] preceding

Words related to Precedent

criterion, antecedent, authority, instance, exemplar, model, paradigm

Words nearby Precedent

precautious, precava, precede, precedence, precedency, precedent, precedented, precedential, preceding, precent, precentor

Origin of Precedent

1350–1400; (adj.) Middle English < Latin praecēdent- (stem of praecēdēns ) present participle of praecēdere to go before, precede (see -ent); (noun) late Middle English, derivative of the adj.

Words that may be confused with Precedent

precedence, precedents, presidents

Other words from Precedent

prec·e·dent·less , adjective
non·prec·e·dent , noun
non·pre·ced·ent , adjective
qua·si-pre·ced·ent , adjective

Synonyms for Precedent

criterion, antecedent, authority, exemplar, instance, model, paradigm