Precondition

Definitions

1. A condition that requires satisfaction before taking a course of action.
2. A medical illness, ailment, or adverse condition that exists before an insurance policy takes effect.

Equivalents

Examples

“A marriage licence is a precondition for a wedding.”

“Presidential adviser Bouthaina Shaaban told Russia Today TV on Tuesday that the government would attend⟳ without preconditions and with the goal of stopping violence and terrorism in the country, SANA reported.”

““The Office will refuse⟳ to register⟳ works entirely generated by AI,” says Robert Kasunic of the USCO. “Human authorship is a precondition to copyrightability.””

“After a failed attempt⟳ by ministers to bounce the union into an agreement by announcing its terms (which included all sorts of union red lines such as drivers having to pay⟳ for their own⟳ training) in the media rather than over the negotiation table, there is an understandable reluctance on the part of the unions to engage⟳ in any discussions unless there are no preconditions.”

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