Detail and Precedent

Detail

Detail noun - A separate part in a list, account, or series.

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

Nearby Words: detailed, detailing

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

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

good	good detail	good precedent
entire	entire detail	entire precedent
real	real detail	real precedent
great	great detail	great precedent
Other adjectives: little, important, possible, historical.

Justified in that overturning the conviction means attacking the evidence in detail and figuring out a precedent to do so, and he can't do it alone.

Source: Film / Reversal of Fortune

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