Burton's Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006
setting a legal precedent — legal ruling which sets a basis for future rulings … English contemporary dictionary
precedent — pre‧ce‧dent [ˈpresdnt] noun [countable] LAW an official action or decision which can be used later to support another legal decision: • The injunction on imports could set a precedent for other patent infringement cases. • Solicitors are aiming … Financial and business terms
Legal opinion — Legal opinions Judicial opinions Majority opinion Dissenting opinion Plurality opinion Concurring opinion Memorandum opinion This box: view · law, an opini … Wikipedia
Precedent — In common law legal systems, a precedent or authority is a legal case establishing a principle or rule that a court or other judicial body adopts when deciding subsequent cases with similar issues or facts. DescriptionThe precedent on an issue is … Wikipedia
precedent — noun ADJECTIVE ▪ bad, dangerous, terrible, unfortunate ▪ good, important, strong ▪ There is a strong precedent for such a strategy … Collocations dictionary
precedent — pre|ce|dent [ˈpresıdənt] n 1.) an action or official decision that can be used to give support to later actions or decisions ▪ a legal precedent set/create a precedent ▪ UN involvement in the country s affairs would set a dangerous precedent.… … Dictionary of contemporary English
legal — 1. adjective /liː.ɡəl,liɡəl/ a) Relating to the law or to lawyers, as in legal profession. b) Something which has a basis in the law, such as legal precedent. Ant: illegal 2. noun /liː.ɡəl,liɡəl/ Pa … Wiktionary
Legal writing — is a type of technical writing used by legislators, lawyers, judges, and others in law to express legal analysis and legal rights and duties. Its distinguishing features include reliance on and citation to authority, importance of precedent,… … Wikipedia
precedent — pre·ce·dent 1 /pri sēd ənt, pre səd / adj [Middle French, from Latin praecedent praecedens, present participle of praecedere to go ahead of, come before]: prior in time, order, arrangement, or significance see also condition precedent at… … Law dictionary
Legal history — or the history of law is the study of how law has evolved and why it changed. Legal history is closely connected to the development of civilizations and is set in the wider context of social history. Among certain jurists and historians of legal… … Wikipedia
