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What does "precedent" mean?

• anpanman

  15 Nov 08, 16:18

  I am doing a project on a murder trial. And there is this question which goes,"what is the precedent from this case"?

   

  Does anyone know what it is asking me? Is it trying to find out what the impact this particular case will have on future similar scenarios?

• skythewood

  15 Nov 08, 16:19

  google

• wonderamazement

  15 Nov 08, 16:21

  dictionary.

• bus555

  15 Nov 08, 16:21

  I only know president lol

   

  and yeah agree with those 2, google it!

• I-like-flings(m)

  15 Nov 08, 16:24

  www.dictionary.com is kumlan one ar?

• skythewood

  15 Nov 08, 16:25

  http://www.askoxford.com/

  oxford dictionary

• tinuviel07

  15 Nov 08, 16:25

  what kind of example/standard it can serve to future cases

• fatone

  15 Nov 08, 16:36

  

• Uraniumfish

  15 Nov 08, 16:58

  I remember from Lion King. Mufasa told simba that they are to ensure that the food web is always maintained. He said that the lions eat the gazelles and when the lions die they become the grass and the gazelles eat the grass.

• monoslayer

  15 Nov 08, 17:00

  a law established by following earlier judicial decisions.

• Xcert

  15 Nov 08, 17:01

  Originally posted by anpanman:

  I am doing a project on a murder trial. And there is this question which goes,"what is the precedent from this case"?

   

  Does anyone know what it is asking me? Is it trying to find out what the impact this particular case will have on future similar scenarios?

  PP vs anpanman.

• Xcert

  15 Nov 08, 17:02

  Originally posted by monoslayer:

  a law established by following earlier judicial decisions.

  I wouldnt call it a law...

• monoslayer

  15 Nov 08, 17:06

  Originally posted by Xcert:

  I wouldnt call it a law...

  tats true.. a practice is more appropriate?

• tinuviel07

  15 Nov 08, 17:09

  guideline

• rlsh07

  15 Nov 08, 17:14

  can take a look at this

  http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Precedent