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De - Pt| English Dictionary: condition precedent | by the DICT Development Group |
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| From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
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Precedent \Pre*ced"ent\, a. [L. praecedens, -entis, p. pr. of praecedere: cf. F. pr[82]c[82]dent. See {Precede}.] Going before; anterior; preceding; antecedent; as, precedent services. --Shak. [bd]A precedent injury.[b8] --Bacon. {Condition precedent} (Law), a condition which precede the vesting of an estate, or the accruing of a right. | |
