Measure and Precedent

Measure

Measure noun - An action planned or taken to achieve a desired result.

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

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

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

human	human measure	human precedent
good	good measure	good precedent
direct	direct measure	direct precedent
certain	certain measure	certain precedent
Other adjectives: actual, real, great, new, general, possible, apparent.

In "The Measure of a Man", Picard tries to establish the precedent that Data is legally human, with Riker forced by the Starfleet legal system into arguing against him.

Source: Courtroom Episode

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