Hyphenation of precedent

Wondering how to hyphenate the English word precedent ? This word can be hyphenated and contains 2 syllables as shown below.

prece-dent

Definitions of precedent :

1.
An example that is used to justify similar occurrences at a later time
2.
(civil law) a law established by following earlier judicial decisions
3.
A system of jurisprudence based on judicial precedents rather than statutory laws
Common law originated in the unwritten laws of England and was later applied in the United States
4.
A subject mentioned earlier (preceding in time)
5.
Preceding in time, order, or significance

Synonyms of precedent :

adj preceding
nouncase in point, example, illustration, instance, representative
nouncase law, common law, civil law
nouncommon law, case law, law, jurisprudence
noun subject, topic, theme

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