Behest and Precedent

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Behest noun - A statement of what to do that must be obeyed by those concerned.

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Precedent and behest are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Precedent" instead a noun "Behest".

Precedent noun - An example that is used to justify similar occurrences at a later time.

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Behest and precedent are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Behest" instead a noun "Precedent".

direct behest

direct precedent

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