Precedent setter Crossword Clue
8 letters · New York Times · Friday, September 15, 2017 · 38-Down
Appeared in 6 New York Times Crosswords between August 1995 and September 2017.
Exact puzzle match · New York Times · September 15, 2017 · 38-Down · 8 letters
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a representative legal action whose outcome is likely to become a precedent
noun
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