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Condition Precedent. DEFINITION of 'Condition Precedent'. A legal term describing a condition or event that must come to pass before a specific contract is considered in effect or any obligations are expected of either party. There may also be condition precedents in the ongoing life of a contract, which simply state that if condition X occurs, event Y will then occur.
Legal precedent. In common law legal systems, a precedent or authority is a legal case that establishes a principle or rule. This principle or rule is then used by the court or other judicial bodies use when deciding later cases with similar issues or facts. The use of precedent provides predictability, stability, fairness, and efficiency in the law. The Latin term stare decisis is the doctrine of legal precedent.