N. precursor,
antecedent,
precedent, predecessor,
forerunner, vancourier, avant-coureur,
pioneer, prodrome|, prodromos,
prodromus, outrider, leader,
bellwether,
herald,
harbinger,
foreboding,
dawn,
avant-courier, avant-garde, bellmare, forelooper, foreloper,
stalking-horse, voorlooper, voortrekker,
prelude,
preamble, preface,
prologue,
foreword, avant-propos,
protasis, proemium,
prolusion,
proem,
prolepsis,
prolegomena, prefix, introduction, heading,
frontispiece,
groundwork, preparation,
overture,
exordium,
symphony,
premises, prefigurement,
omen Adj. precursory,
prelusive,
prelusory,
preludious,
proemial,
introductory,
prefatory,
prodromous,
inaugural, preliminary,
precedent Phr. "a precedent embalms a principle"
V. precede, come before,
forerun, go before, preexist,
dawn,
presage,
herald, usher in, be beforehand, steal a march upon,
anticipate,
forestall, have the start, gain the start
Adj. prior, previous, preceding,
precedent, anterior,
antecedent, pre- existing,
pre-existent, former, foregoing,
aforementioned, before- mentioned, abovementioned,
aforesaid, said,
introductory Adv. before, prior to, earlier, previously,
afore,
aforehand,
beforehand,
ere,
theretofore,
erewhile, ere then, ere now, before then, before now,
erewhile, already, yet,
beforehand, on the eve of
Phr. prior tempore prior jure
Place Roget’s Thesaurus §182 N. place,
lieu, spot, point,
dot,
niche,
nook, hole,
pigeonhole,
compartment,
premises,
precinct, station, area,
courtyard, square, abode, locality, ins and outs, every hole and corner
Adv. somewhere, in some place, wherever it may be, here and there, in various places,
passim, 2, relative space
N. evidence, facts,
premises, data,
praecognita, grounds, indication,
criterion, testimony,
testification, expert testimony,
attestation,
deposition, examination, admission, authority, warrant,
credential,
diploma,
voucher,
certificate,
doquet,
docket,
testamur, record, document, pi ce justificative, deed,
warranty,
signature, seal, exhibit, material evidence, objective evidence, witness,
indicator, hostile witness,
eyewitness,
earwitness, material witness, state's evidence,
deponent,
sponsor,
cojuror, oral evidence, documentary evidence, hearsay evidence, external evidence, extrinsic evidence, internal evidence, intrinsic evidence, circumstantial evidence, cumulative evidence, ex parte evidence, presumptive evidence, collateral evidence, constructive evidence, proof, evidence in chief, secondary evidence,
confirmation,
corroboration, support,
ratification,
authentication,
compurgation, wager of law, comprobation|,
citation, reference, legal research, literature search (experiment) 463
V. be evidence,
evince, show,
betoken, tell of, indicate, imply, involve,
argue,
bespeak,
breathe, have weight, carry weight, tell, speak volumes, speak for itself, rest upon, depend upon, repose on, bear witness, give evidence,
testify,
depose, witness, vouch for, sign, seal, undersign, set one's hand and seal, sign and seal, deliver as one's act and deed,
certify,
attest, acknowledge, make absolute,
confirm, prove (demonstrate) 478,
indorse,
countersign,
corroborate, support,
ratify, bear out,
uphold, warrant,
adduce,
attest,
cite,
quote, refer to, appeal to, call, call to witness, bring forward, bring into court,
allege,
plead, produce witnesses, confront witnesses, place into evidence, mark into evidence, collect evidence, bring together evidence, rake up evidence, experiment, have a case, make out a case, establish,
authenticate,
substantiate,
verify, make good, quote chapter and verse, bring home to, bring to book
Adv. by inference, according to, witness,
a fortiori, still more, still less, raison de plus, in corroboration, of, valeat quantum, under seal, under one's hand and seal
Phr. dictum de dicto, mise en evidence
N. {ant. 477} reasoning,
ratiocination,
rationalism,
dialectics, induction,
generalization, discussion, comment,
ventilation, inquiry,
argumentation, controversy,
debate,
polemics,
wrangling, contention logomachy,
disputation,
disceptation, paper war, art of reasoning, logic, process of reasoning, train of reasoning, chain of reasoning,
deduction, induction,
abduction,
synthesis, analysis, argument, case, plaidoyer, opening,
lemma, proposition, terms,
premises,
postulate, data, starting point, principle, inference,
prosyllogism,
syllogism,
enthymeme,
sorites,
dilemma, perilepsis, a priori reasoning, reductio ad absurdum, horns of a dilemma, argumentum ad hominem, comprehensive argument, empirema,
epagoge, reasoner,
logician,
dialectician,
disputant,
controversialist,
controvertist,
wrangler,
arguer, debater polemic,
casuist,
rationalist,
scientist,
eristic, logical sequence, good case, correct just reasoning, sound reasoning, valid reasoning, cogent reasoning, logical reasoning, forcible reasoning, persuasive reasoning, persuasory reasoning, consectary reasoning|,
conclusive, subtle reasoning, force of argument, strong point, strong argument, persuasive argument, arguments, reasons, pros and cons
V. reason,
argue,
discuss,
debate, dispute, wrangle- argufy, bandy words, bandy arguments, chop logic, hold an argument, carry on an argument,
controvert,
canvass, comment upon, moralize upon,
spiritualize, consider, open a discussion, open a case, try conclusions, join issue, be at issue,
moot, come to the point, stir a question, agitate a question, ventilate a question, torture a question, take up a side, take up a case,
contend, take one's stand upon,
insist, lay stress on,
infer, follow from
Adj. reasoning,
rationalistic,
argumentative,
controversial,
dialectic,
polemical,
discursory,
discursive,
disputatious,
aristotelian,
eristic,
eristical,
debatable,
controvertible, logical,
relevant Adv. for, because, hence, whence, seeing that, since,
sith, then thence so, for that reason, for this reason, for which reason, for as, inasmuch as, whereas, ex concesso, considering, in consideration of, therefore, wherefore, consequently,
ergo, thus, accordingly,
a fortiori, in conclusion, in fine, finally, after all, au bout du compt, on the whole, taking one thing with another
Phr. ab actu ad posse valet consecutio, per troppo dibatter la verita si perde, troppo disputare la verita fa errare
