Precedent and System

Precedent

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

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

System noun - Something made up of many interdependent or related parts.

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Precedent and system are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Precedent" instead a noun "System".

Nearby Words: systematic, systemic

human	human precedent	human system
good	good precedent	good system
similar	similar precedent	similar system
original	original precedent	original system
Other adjectives: legal, actual, entire, new, military, imperial.

Also the precedent of the youngest son usurping the throne would have completely disrupted the succession system the nobility was based on and would have been a cause for further conflict.

Source: Alternative Character Interpretation / A Song of Ice and Fire
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
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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System and Precedent. (2016). Retrieved 2026, July 21, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/precedent/system

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