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Definition
an example from a prior time — typically used to justify similar occurrences at a later time (especially a judicial decision)
- Do it at once; Or thy precedent services are all But accidents unpurpos'd.4.14 — Act 4 Scene 14 — Alexandria. Another Room (56% in)
There are no more uses of "precedent" in Antony and Cleopatra.
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