preseden

Indonesian

Etymology

Borrowed from Dutch precedent, from Middle French precedent, from Old French, from Latin praecēdēns, praecēdere (“to precede”).

Pronunciation

  • (Standard Indonesian) IPA(key): /preˈsedɛn/ [preˈse.dɛn]
  • Rhymes: -edɛn
  • Syllabification: pre‧se‧den

Noun

preseden (plural preseden-preseden)

  1. precedent:
    1. an act in the past which may be used as an example to help decide the outcome of similar instances in the future.
    2. (law) a decided case which is cited or used as an example to justify a judgment in a subsequent case.
    3. an established habit or custom.
    4. the aforementioned (thing).
    5. the previous version.
    6. a rough draught of a writing which precedes a finished copy.

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