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were precedent
noun
An act in the past which may be used as an example to help decide the outcome of similar instances in the future.
synonyms
Exact(1)
A.The decision of the lower court stands, but does not hold weight as if it were precedent laid down by the Supreme Court.
Similar(59)
There were precedents.
First is precedent.
There is precedent here.
There's precedent.
Yet there is precedent.
There is precedent for this.
And there is precedent.
So there is precedent.
There's precedent, too.
There was precedent for this.
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