praeiudicium
            
          
          prae-iūdicium
        
        
             ī, 
            n
          
      a preceding judgment, anticipatory sentence, previous
            decision, precedent: his duobus praeiudiciis damnatus: neminem
                praeiudicium rei tantae adferre, i. e. anticipate the judgment (of the
            Senate), L.—A precedent, example: vestri facti praeiudicio
                demotus, by the example of your conduct, Cs.: Africi
                belli praeiudicia sequi, Cs.