Case and Precedent

Case

Case noun - Something that encloses another thing especially to protect it.

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

Nearby Words: cased, casing, casework

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

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

good	good case	good precedent
clear	clear case	clear precedent
similar	similar case	similar precedent
original	original case	original precedent
Other adjectives: obvious, strong, actual, entire, real, unfortunate, bad, horrible, new, early, possible, earlier.

He can quiet a roomful of attorneys with a glance, and he has an encyclopedic knowledge of case and precedent because he was there and helped write it.

Source: Badass Bureaucrat
They failed to win the case, but as the court simply dismissed their case rather than ruling against them, no binding precedent was set.

Source: Loophole Abuse / Real Life Law
The children were strangled (and in Junilla's case sexually assaulted, as there was no precedent for the execution of a virgin) and their bodies thrown down the Gemonian Stairs.

Source: Bewildering Punishment

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