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Precedent

Defined in 1 dictionary — Kinney (1893)

A Law Dictionary and Glossary

George C. Kinney · 1893

An authority to be followed in courts of justice; a judicial decision on a point of law ai'ising in a given case; a written form of proceeding whicli has been approved by the courts, or by professional usage, and is thus to be followed.