precedent Synonyms

example antecedent pattern standard model case in point custom common law case law authority prototype preludious prelusory yardstick whilom vaunt-courier preparatory prevenient touchstone previous template prior sunna prodromus red-tapism progenitor protoplast test case object lesson earlier going before established practice jurisprudentially benchmark reference point biotype guideline pre-existent legal authority examples Court decision above before brocard buccinator canon case criterion exemplar forebear