Established - Definition

adj 1: brought about or set up or accepted; especially long
established; "the established social order"; "distrust
the constituted authority"; "a team established as a
member of a major league"; "enjoyed his prestige as an
established writer"; "an established precedent"; "the
established Church" [syn: established, constituted]
[ant: unestablished]
2: settled securely and unconditionally; "that smoking causes
health problems is an accomplished fact" [syn:
accomplished, effected, established]
3: conforming with accepted standards; "a conventional view of
the world" [syn: conventional, established]
4: shown to be valid beyond a reasonable doubt; "the established
facts in the case"
5: introduced from another region and persisting without
cultivation [syn: established, naturalized]