Decision and Precedent

Decision

Decision noun - A position arrived at after consideration.

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

Nearby Words: decided, decide, decisive, decisively, deciding

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

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

good	good decision	good precedent
similar	similar decision	similar precedent
certain	certain decision	certain precedent
original	original decision	original precedent
Other adjectives: logical, actual, great, unfortunate, bad, horrible, important, early, possible.

In Hamilton it's a central theme, with various characters' attempts to shape and control how they'll be viewed in the future and the awareness that every decision sets a precedent.

Source: Theatre / Hamilton
Although this isn't without precedent in the series: Desmond describes his compulsion to kill Lucy as an informed decision due to having seen what would have happened otherwise.

Source: Video Game / Assassin's Creed III
Due to the lack, until very recently, of Erga Omnesnote basically, the power to make a decision be binding for all similar cases in supreme court decisions in Brazil, any judgment or 'precedent' made by the court was valid only for that specific case only!

Source: Artistic License Law

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