precedent
/ˈprɛsɪdənt/
adjective
- Coming before in time, order, or importance; earlier.
- The precedent chapter introduced the main characters.
- The precedent agreement was signed five years ago.
- Her precedent experience in sales helped her get the job.
Antonyms
noun
- An earlier event or action that is regarded as an example or guide to be considered in similar circumstances.
- The company's policy of remote work created a precedent for other businesses.
- The judge cited a legal precedent from the 1800s to support her ruling.
- Setting a precedent for future meetings, the team decided to start on time.
- A previous instance or case that serves as a standard for later ones.
- There is no precedent for a storm of this magnitude in the region.
- The artist's early work was a precedent for the modern style she later developed.
- The school's dress code was based on a precedent set by the district.