Precedent

Tamil Dictionary definitions for Precedent

Precedent : முன்னுதாரணம்

Precedent : முன்னுதாரணம்,மேற்கோள்

Precedent : முன்னுதாரணம்,மேற்கோள்

Precedent definition

Adjective. Going before; anterior; preceding; antecedent; as, precedent services.

Noun.

  1. Something done or said that may serve as an example to authorize a subsequent act of the same kind; an authoritative example.
  2. A preceding circumstance or condition; an antecedent; hence, a prognostic; a token; a sign.
  3. A rough draught of a writing which precedes a finished copy.
  4. A judicial decision which serves as a rule for future determinations in similar or analogous cases; an authority to be followed in courts of justice; forms of proceeding to be followed in similar cases.