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Encyclopedia > Precedence

Precedence is a simple ordering, based on either importance or sequence. For instance, when one thing is said to "take precedence" over another, it is either regarded as more important or is to be performed first.


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Precedence Entertainment is a deceased publisher of several collectible card games. An order of precedence is a sequential hierarchy of nominal importance of people; it is used by many organizations and governments. ... In arithmetic and elementary algebra, certain rules are used for the order in which the operations in algebraic expressions are to be evaluated. ... Collectible card games (CCGs), also called customizable card games or trading card games, are played using specially designed sets of cards. ...

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Precedent - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (536 words)
Precedent, sometimes authority, is the legal principle or rule created by a court which guides judges in subsequent cases with similar issues or facts.
Mandatory precedent, or binding authority, is a precedent under the doctrine of stare decisis that a lower court must consider when deciding a case.
When a precedent becomes of significant importance to an issue, or represents new or changed law in a particular issue, that precedent is often referred to as a landmark case or decision.
Precedent - definition of Precedent in Encyclopedia (453 words)
Precedent is the principle in law of using the past in order to assist in current interpretation and decision-making.
Binding or mandatory precedent is a precedent under the doctrine of stare decisis that a court must consider when deciding a case.
When a precedent becomes of significant importance to an issue, or represents new or changed law in a particular issue, that precedent is often referred to as a Landmark case or landmark decision.
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