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The word "precedent" means more than court technicalities. AKA: precedent adjective 1. preceding in time, order, or importance. "a precedent case" So this IS
by Retra 12y ago
The word "precedent" means more than court technicalities. AKA:
precedent adjective
1.
preceding in time, order, or importance.
"a precedent case"
So this IS a precedent, and it is an important and frightening one, even if some other judge isn't technically allowed to cite it.
- tedunangst 12y agoEh, if you're going to quote the dictionary, at least match up the parts of speech. For example prec·e·dent noun ˈpresəd(ə)nt/ 1. an earlier event or action that is regarded as an example or guide to be considered in subsequent similar circumstances. But then it becomes clear that maybe this case is not yet a precedent.
- zkhalique 12y agoHow can it be clear that maybe X?
- tedunangst 12y agoPretend the word maybe is a rhetorical flourish.
- Retra 12y agoFair enough. But I wonder what value there is in making that distinction; it would be better to argue instead that the decision was made in error rather than that it was made correctly but not to be used as an example.