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Precaution
- noun - a precautionary measure warding off impending danger or damage or injury etc.; "he put an ice pack on the injury as a precaution"; "an insurance policy is a good safeguard"; "we let our guard down"
- judiciousness in avoiding harm or danger; "he exercised caution in opening the door"; "he handled the vase with care"
- the trait of practicing caution in advance
Precedence
- noun - preceding in time
- status established in order of importance or urgency; "...its precedence as the world's leading manufacturer of pharmaceuticals"; "national independence takes priority over class struggle"
- the act of preceding in time or order or rank (as in a ceremony)
Precedency
- noun - preceding in time
- status established in order of importance or urgency; "...its precedence as the world's leading manufacturer of pharmaceuticals"; "national independence takes priority over class struggle"
- the act of preceding in time or order or rank (as in a ceremony)
Precedents
- noun - (civil law) a law established by following earlier judicial decisions
- a subject mentioned earlier (preceding in time)
- 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"
- an example that is used to justify similar occurrences at a later time
Precentors
- noun - the musical director of a choir
Preceptive
- - Containing or giving precepts; of the nature of precepts; didactic; as, the preceptive parts of the Scriptures.
Preceptors
- noun - teacher at a university or college (especially at Cambridge or Oxford)