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Unprecedented

Having no precedent or example; not preceded by a like case; not having the authority of prior example; novel; new; unexampled.

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New 84% connected

Having existed, or having been made, but a short time; having originated or occured lately; having recently come into existence, or into one's posses…

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New 84% connected

Having existed, or having been made, but a short time; having originated or occured lately; having recently come into existence, or into one's posses…

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Unexampled 84% connected

Having no example or similar case; being without precedent; unprecedented; unparalleled.

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Unexampled 84% connected

Having no example or similar case; being without precedent; unprecedented; unparalleled.

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Precedented 94% connected

Having a precedent; authorized or sanctioned by an example of a like kind.

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Precedented 94% connected

Having a precedent; authorized or sanctioned by an example of a like kind.

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Accession noun · 78% connection

agreeing with or consenting to (often unwillingly); "accession to such demands would set a dangerous precedent"; "assenting to the Con…

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Accusative adjective · 78% connection

Applied to the case (as the fourth case of Latin and Greek nouns) which expresses the immediate object on which the action or influenc…

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Adaptation noun · 78% connection

a written work (as a novel) that has been recast in a new form; "the play is an adaptation of a short novel"

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Assenting noun · 78% connection

agreeing with or consenting to (often unwillingly); "accession to such demands would set a dangerous precedent"; "assenting to the Con…

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Authority noun · 78% connection

A precedent; a decision of a court, an official declaration, or an opinion, saying, or statement worthy to be taken as a precedent.

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Case noun · 78% connection

A box, sheath, or covering; as, a case for holding goods; a case for spectacles; the case of a watch; the case (capsule) of a cartridg…

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common law noun · 78% connection

Law developed through judicial decisions and precedent rather than only through legislation.

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Example verb · 78% connection

To set an example for; to give a precedent for; to exemplify; to give an instance of; to instance.

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Exemplarily adverb · 78% connection

In a manner fitted or designed to be an example for imitation or for warning; by way of example.

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Exemplification noun · 78% connection

That which exemplifies; a case in point; example.

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Genitive adjective · 78% connection

Of or pertaining to that case (as the second case of Latin and Greek nouns) which expresses source or possession. It corresponds to th…

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Govern verb · 78% connection

To require to be in a particular case; as, a transitive verb governs a noun in the objective case; or to require (a particular case);…

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Illustrate verb · 78% connection

To make an idea clearer by showing an example.

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Illustration noun · 78% connection

an item of information that is typical of a class or group; "this patient provides a typical example of the syndrome"; "there is an ex…

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Instance noun · 78% connection

That which offers itself or is offered as an illustrative case; something cited in proof or exemplification; a case occurring; an exam…

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Instrumental adjective · 78% connection

Applied to a case expressing means or agency; as, the instrumental case. This is found in Sanskrit as a separate case, but in Greek it…

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Jurisdiction adjective · 78% connection

The legal power, right, or authority of a particular court to hear and determine causes, to try criminals, or to execute justice; judi…

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legal precedent noun · 78% connection

An earlier court decision that guides later cases.

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