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authority (documentation), precedent, stare decisis
Burton's Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006
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precedent — pre·ce·dent 1 /pri sēd ənt, pre səd / adj [Middle French, from Latin praecedent praecedens, present participle of praecedere to go ahead of, come before]: prior in time, order, arrangement, or significance see also condition precedent at… … Law dictionary
authority — au·thor·i·ty n pl ties 1: an official decision of a court used esp. as a precedent 2 a: a power to act esp. over others that derives from status, position, or office the authority of the president; also: jurisdiction b: the power to act … Law dictionary
precedent — prec·e·dent || presɪdÉ™nt n. previous legal decision serving as an authoritative rule, authoritative example; model, standard, example adj. preceding, earlier; prior, previous; having priority … English contemporary dictionary
precedents — prec·e·dent || presɪdÉ™nt n. previous legal decision serving as an authoritative rule, authoritative example; model, standard, example adj. preceding, earlier; prior, previous; having priority … English contemporary dictionary
precedent — I (Roget s IV) n. Syn. authoritative example, exemplar, pattern; see criterion , example 1 , model 2 . II (Roget s 3 Superthesaurus) (VOCABULARY WORD) n. [PRES uh dunt] a prior instance that serves as an example, model or guideline, especially an … English dictionary for students
Precedent — Prec e*dent, n. 1. Something done or said that may serve as an example to authorize a subsequent act of the same kind; an authoritative example. [1913 Webster] Examples for cases can but direct as precedents only. Hooker. [1913 Webster] 2. A… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Arianism — is the theological teaching of Arius (c. AD 250 336), who was ruled a heretic by the Christian church at the Council of Nicea.Arius lived and taught in Alexandria, Egypt, in the early 4th century. The most controversial of his teachings dealt… … Wikipedia
stare decisis — sta·re de·ci·sis / ster ē di sī sis, stär ē ; stä rā dā kē sēs/ n [New Latin, to stand by things that have been settled]: the doctrine under which courts adhere to precedent on questions of law in order to insure certainty, consistency, and… … Law dictionary
precedent — I. a. Antecedent, See preceding. II. n. Authoritative example, prior instance, antecedent, example, pattern, historic warrant, authority in past practice … New dictionary of synonyms
precedent — [n] authoritative example antecedent, authority, criterion, exemplar, instance, model, paradigm; concept 686 … New thesaurus
