precedents
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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Words that sound like the term "precedents".
| # | Word | Syllables | Freq |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | president's | 3 | 28 |
| 2 | presidents | 3 | 14 |
| 3 | proponents | 3 | 6 |
| 4 | prostitutes | 3 | 3 |
| 5 | punishments | 3 | 2 |
| 6 | parliaments | 3 | 1 |
| 7 | publicists | 3 | 1 |
| 8 | approximates | 4 | 0 |
| 9 | parliament's | 3 | 0 |
| 10 | perpetuates | 4 | 0 |
| 11 | platonists | 3 | 0 |
| 12 | plutocrats | 3 | 0 |
| 13 | poltergeists | 3 | 0 |
| 14 | populists | 3 | 0 |
| 15 | preexists | 3 | 0 |
| 16 | prepayments | 3 | 0 |
| 17 | presidents' | 3 | 0 |
| 18 | prestowitz | 3 | 0 |
| 19 | proliferates | 4 | 0 |
| 20 | promulgates | 3 | 0 |
| 21 | propellants | 3 | 0 |
| 22 | prosecutes | 3 | 0 |
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| # | Word | Syllables | Freq |
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| 1 | presents | 2 | 33 |
| 2 | president's | 3 | 28 |
| 3 | preceded | 3 | 15 |
| 4 | presidents | 3 | 14 |
| 5 | unprecedented | 5 | 11 |
| 6 | prevents | 2 | 10 |
| 7 | precedent | 3 | 9 |
| 8 | precede | 2 | 3 |
| 9 | precedence | 3 | 3 |
| 10 | precepts | 2 | 3 |
| 11 | decedent | 3 | 2 |
| 12 | precedes | 2 | 1 |
| 13 | descendents | 3 | 1 |
| 14 | decedents | 3 | 0 |
| 15 | recedes | 2 | 0 |
| 16 | decedent's | 3 | 0 |
| 17 | preteens | 2 | 0 |
| 18 | preceeds | 2 | 0 |
| 19 | percents | 2 | 0 |
| 20 | presidents' | 3 | 0 |
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| 1 | would | 1 | 2 |
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Term
Definitions: 4
Fragments: 1
Sound Alikes: 22
Spelled Like: 20
Words that Follow: 0
Words that Precede: 0
Statistically Associated: 1
Consonant Matches: 0
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