Fact and Precedent

Fact

Fact noun - The quality of being actual.

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

Nearby Words: factor, factual, factually

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

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

known	known fact	known precedent
good	good fact	good precedent
similar	similar fact	similar precedent
certain	certain fact	certain precedent
Other adjectives: obvious, actual, real, great, unfortunate, little, important, new, early, possible, apparent, historical.

Sirius makes a colony on Titan, claiming it is completely within their rights, despite the fact Earth is within the same system (there is no clear precedent).

Source: Straw Hypocrite
The comparative ease and cheapness of production may have been a contributing factor (not to mention the fact that, lacking precedent, no one knew that 20 years was a long time for a show to run).

Source: Radio Drama
There were in fact female Harpers before Menolly, but by the time Menolly comes along the population in general (particularly, her own family) is unaware of the precedent.

Source: Jackie Robinson Story

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