Noun

• S: (n) precedent, case in point (an example that is used to justify similar occurrences at a later time)
• S: (n) case law, precedent, common law ((civil law) a law established by following earlier judicial decisions)
• domain category
• S: (n) civil law (the body of laws established by a state or nation for its own regulation)
• domain term category
• direct hypernym / inherited hypernym / sister term
• S: (n) common law, case law, precedent (a system of jurisprudence based on judicial precedents rather than statutory laws) "common law originated in the unwritten laws of England and was later applied in the United States"
• S: (n) precedent (a subject mentioned earlier (preceding in time))
• direct hypernym / inherited hypernym / sister term
• derivationally related form

Adjective

• S: (adj) precedent (preceding in time, order, or significance)
• similar to
• derivationally related form
• antonym
• W: (adj) succeeding [Indirect via preceding] (coming after or following)