precedent
Definitions
Noun
- An example that is used to justify similar occurrences at a later time
- (civil law) a law established by following earlier judicial decisions
- A system of jurisprudence based on judicial precedents rather than statutory laws
- A subject mentioned earlier (preceding in time)
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As a Fragment
Words that contain the term "precedent".
| # | Word | Syllables | Freq |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | unprecedented | 5 | 11 |
| 2 | precedent | 3 | 9 |
| 3 | precedents | 3 | 3 |
| 4 | unprecedentedly | 6 | 0 |
Sounds Like
Words that sound like the term "precedent".
| # | Word | Syllables | Freq |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | president | 3 | 382 |
| 2 | prominent | 3 | 40 |
| 3 | punishment | 3 | 21 |
| 4 | parliament | 3 | 16 |
| 5 | persistent | 3 | 16 |
| 6 | prevalent | 3 | 5 |
| 7 | proficient | 3 | 5 |
| 8 | proponent | 3 | 2 |
| 9 | prepayment | 3 | 1 |
| 10 | puzzlement | 3 | 1 |
| 11 | patuxent | 3 | 0 |
| 12 | percipient | 4 | 0 |
| 13 | propellant | 3 | 0 |
| 14 | provident | 3 | 0 |
| 15 | purulent | 3 | 0 |
Spelled Like
Words that are spelled similarly to the term "precedent".
| # | Word | Syllables | Freq |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | president | 3 | 382 |
| 2 | present | 2 | 377 |
| 3 | recent | 2 | 179 |
| 4 | prevent | 2 | 83 |
| 5 | preceding | 3 | 30 |
| 6 | preceded | 3 | 15 |
| 7 | unprecedented | 5 | 11 |
| 8 | precedents | 3 | 3 |
| 9 | precede | 2 | 3 |
| 10 | precedence | 3 | 3 |
| 11 | recede | 2 | 3 |
| 12 | decedent | 3 | 2 |
| 13 | receded | 3 | 2 |
| 14 | prudent | 2 | 2 |
| 15 | precedes | 2 | 1 |
| 16 | prescient | 3 | 0 |
| 17 | decedents | 3 | 0 |
| 18 | unprecedentedly | 6 | 0 |
| 19 | recedes | 2 | 0 |
| 20 | preteen | 2 | 0 |
Words That Follow
Words that often follow the term "precedent" in a sentence.
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Words That Precede
Words that often precede the term "precedent" in a sentence.
| # | Word | Syllables | Freq |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | of precedent | 1 | 3 |
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Words that are statistically associated with "precedent" in the same piece of text.
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Consonant Match
Words that contain the same consonants as the term "precedent".
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Term
Definitions: 4
Fragments: 4
Sound Alikes: 15
Spelled Like: 20
Words that Follow: 0
Words that Precede: 1
Statistically Associated: 0
Consonant Matches: 0
Freq: The frequency is a relative score of how often the word appears in standard English text.
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