Precedent and Statute

Precedent

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

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

Statute noun - A rule of conduct or action laid down by a governing authority and especially a legislature.

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Precedent and statute are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Precedent" instead a noun "Statute".

Nearby Words: statement, statutory

original	original precedent	original statute
legal	legal precedent	legal statute

Up until recently, murder wasn't even a statutory crime in the UK; this comes under the category of a "common law offence", where the legality of an action is set by court precedent and not statute.

Source: Useful Notes / The Common Law

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