Legal precedent Crossword Clue
8 letters · New York Times · Sunday, August 16, 1998 · 10-Down
Appeared in 2 New York Times Crosswords between May 1995 and August 1998.
Exact puzzle match · New York Times · August 16, 1998 · 10-Down · 8 letters
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a representative legal action whose outcome is likely to become a precedent
noun
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