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precedental

precedental adjective: synonym of precedential.

Adjective

precedental (not comparable)

  1. Synonym of precedential.
    • I view this case as a real breakthrough. Maybe the precedental value isn't that great ― it isn't a piece of legislation; it's not the Supreme Court saying, "Yes, you can adopt." But in terms of favorable media coverage and […]1983 April 9, Mary Dunlap, “Are We Legal Yet?”, in Gay Community News, page 11
    Synonyms:
    precedential

Synonyms of precedental

Questions about precedental

What does precedental mean?
Precedental means synonym of precedential.
What part of speech is precedental?
Precedental is an adjective.

Words near precedental in the dictionary

  1. precedence rules
  2. precedences
  3. precedencies
  4. precedency
  5. precedent
  6. precedental
  7. precedentary
  8. precedented
  9. precedential
  10. precedential law
  11. precedentially

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