Synonyms for precedents
prece·dents

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1. List of paraphrases for "precedents":

   previous, preceding, jurisprudence

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1. Judge Mario Carroza:

   There are precedents, facts that allow us to prosecute them for homicide, six of the accused will be charged as leaders of the attack and one as an accomplice.

2. Jonah Gelbach:

   Judge Orrick's court is a trial court and it follows the precedents of the 9th Circuit and the Supreme Court. He is not on equal footing of a 9th Circuit judge, in fact his court is inferior to the 9th Circuit, if Orrick has made a mistake of law then the government can count on winning an appeal should it choose to file one.

3. South Dakota:

   This is a great day for South Dakota. We have long fought the battle to defend Main Street businesses and now with today's ruling, all businesses will compete on a level playing field, rejecting the physical presence rule is necessary to ensure that artificial competitive advantages are not created by this court's precedents.

4. Susan Collins:

   The Alabama law is a terrible law — The Alabama law's very extreme — The Alabama law essentially bans all abortions. I can't imagine that any justice could find that to be consistent with the previous precedents.

5. Clarence Thomas:

   Under our precedents, that is all that is needed for citizens to have a right under the Second Amendment to keep such weapons.