Definition of "precedential" []

• Of, relating to, or constituting a precedent. (adjective)
• Having precedence. (adjective)

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• "This is as close to a logical deduction as you get in precedential reasoning, but lots of people disagree."
• ""This is as close to a logical deduction as you get in precedential reasoning,""
• "Such a settlement wouldn 't "have any precedential value" for plaintiffs' attorneys in the suits, he says."