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Precedent

/ˈpresədənt/

An example or action that can be used as a guide in future similar situations.

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Perhaps precedent would or should govern in this case.

The Christian precedent of a church is particularly misleading.

He set a dangerous precedent for future leaders.

Originates from Latin praecedere, meaning to go before. Used in late Middle English to denote a preceding action serving as a model.

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