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Simple English definitions for legal terms

precedence

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A quick definition of precedence:

Precedence refers to the order or priority in which things or people are arranged based on their importance or rank. This can be seen in ceremonies where people of different statuses are given a specific order to follow. It can also refer to the order in which motions are considered in parliamentary law or the order in which people can claim the right to administer an estate. Essentially, precedence is about determining what comes first and what comes last based on a set of rules or priorities.

A more thorough explanation:

Definition: Precedence refers to the order or priority in place or time observed by or for persons of different statuses on the basis of rank during ceremonial events or according to some system of priorities.

Examples:

  1. During a state dinner, the seating arrangement of guests is determined by precedence, with the most important guests seated closest to the host.
  2. In a meeting, a motion with higher precedence must be addressed before a motion with lower precedence.
  3. When administering an intestate's estate, the surviving spouse has precedence over other next of kin, creditors, and public administrators.

The examples illustrate how precedence is used in different contexts. In the first example, precedence is used to determine the order of seating for guests based on their rank or importance. In the second example, precedence is used to prioritize motions in a meeting. In the third example, precedence is used to determine the order in which individuals can claim the right to administer an intestate's estate.

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[] AromaticTroubledDormouse
20:55
How does one know if they are UR1 or UR2?
[] AromaticTroubledDormouse
20:56
CONGRATS MACAQUE!
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got a random stanford email and almost had a heart attack
ALSO CONGRATS!
Congrats1!
21:15
Miami A, yall I'm so excited I could cry.
21:15
Feel like I can finally stop holding my breath!! Whew!!!
[] baddestbunny
22:16
every time I get accosted by a strange man who follows me around because my male coworkers were too busy talking to walk me back to my car I get closer to saying we need to bring back traditional gender roles
Dkk
22:32
Nice! @Macaque
Dkk
22:32
@Aromatic, Have to guess.
Dkk
22:33
That sucks @Bunny do you have to go to the hospital?
[] baddestbunny
22:40
I said accosted not assaulted
23:35
guys. my notre dame address just went long is this good or bad
1a2b3c4d26z
23:37
Oooooo me too
23:37
omg is this good or bad
Dkk
23:47
Idk if gender roles are gunna fix that then.
23:49
it looks like most people who applied in october last cycle didn't get a decision until january... does it even mean anything that our addresses went long??
hows ED 2 compared to ED 1?
Dkk
0:10
No idea
windyMagician
0:34
reporting live to say my ndls address also went long
does it mean anything ^
Dkk
2:21
NDLS and Fordham took a very long time last year. It's good info for people to know.
[] baddestbunny
4:29
let’s get after it boys and girls
Dkk
5:21
I gtg to bed soon.
Dkk
5:22
Big day today. Gunna be a crazy one. I will sleep through the first half.
good morning lsd it is 5 am EST
also jazzy my ndls address went long ages ago i sadly do not think it means anything
my stanford address also went long LOL i think at most it's an indicator it's under review
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