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social science subjects > politics and international relations > political science > law and courts > precedent

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precedent  

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  • Precedent refers to the use of previous court decisions in resolving current judicial questions. Precedent is thus, in some ways, a historical recollection of the development of legal matters or conflicts. [Source: Encyclopedia of Education Law; Precedent]

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