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precedent

principle or rule established in a previous legal case that is either binding on or persuasive for a court
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precedent

Summary

precedent is a legal term or legal concept[1]. precedent ranks in the top 9% of legal_term_or_legal_concept entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (912 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • precedent's instance of is recorded as legal term or legal concept[3].
  • precedent is a type of legal transaction[4].
  • precedent is a type of sources of law[5].
  • precedent is part of legal case[6].
  • precedent's said to be the same as is recorded as Q61421325[7].
  • precedent's has cause is recorded as legal opinion[8].
  • precedent's has cause is recorded as case law[9].
  • precedent's described by source is recorded as Otto's encyclopedia[10].
  • precedent's described by source is recorded as Granat Encyclopedic Dictionary[11].
  • precedent's used by is recorded as tribunal[12].
  • precedent's on focus list of Wikimedia project is recorded as Wikipedia:Vital articles/Level/4[13].

Body

Geography

precedent is part of legal case[6].

Designation and Status

precedent's instance of is recorded as legal term or legal concept[3].

Why It Matters

precedent ranks in the top 9% of legal_term_or_legal_concept entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (912 views/month).[2] precedent has Wikipedia articles in 28 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[14] precedent is known by 15 alternative names across languages and contexts.[15]

Related Entities

bibliography of law

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [14] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [15] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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APA 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph. (2026). precedent. Retrieved May 3, 2026, from https://4ort.xyz/entity/precedent
MLA “precedent.” 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph, 4ort.xyz, 3 May. 2026, https://4ort.xyz/entity/precedent.
BibTeX @misc{4ortxyz_precedent_2026, author = {{4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph}}, title = {{precedent}}, year = {2026}, url = {https://4ort.xyz/entity/precedent}, note = {Accessed: 2026-05-03}}
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  1. 18h ago · Twofivesixbot bot · 2026-05-20 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Used by → —
    Part of → —
    Said to be the same as → Q61421325
    Has cause → legal opinion, case law
    + 9 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-update-qualifiers:1||1|9 */ [[Property:P2347]]: 13674, mv to monolingual text names on YSO statements"
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