Precedent means An act in the past which may be used as an example to help decide the outcome of similar instances in the future. This page lists 20 example sentences from real texts, plus synonyms like topic or subject.
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Precedent meaning
- An act in the past which may be used as an example to help decide the outcome of similar instances in the future.
- A decided case which is cited or used as an example to justify a judgment in a subsequent case.
- An established habit or custom.
Synonyms of Precedent
Example sentences (20)
There is a clear precedent here of not sharing information, from an ongoing criminal investigation, with Congress.
Earlier this year, Marcos issued EO 10, the precedent of EO 50, to extend the tariff rates until the end of this year.
Mr Davis said it set "a terrible precedent" and "it encourages more governments to be prickly about complaints".
But its attempt to bypass that process — and to get the Supreme Court to ignore its own precedent — should be rejected.
That’s always beneficial to the team and to incoming girls, to have people to look up to and people to set a precedent.
The government has been scrambling to respond to the high court decision, which overturned 20 years of legal precedent.
The local authority also feared that it would set a precedent for “other similarly inappropriate development”.
An emptying of their importance can set a dangerous precedent, and one that beckons a slow but assured death.
But he also said legal precedent suggests bills dealing with firearm storage would be upheld by the courts if challenged.
House precedent dictates that members continue to vote until someone secures the majority needed to prevail.
In the coming days, expect administration officials to argue that their actions this past weekend did not set a precedent.
Other teams will seize upon the precedent, if/when they believe they can improve their haul of picks in an upcoming draft.
The case will concern the court’s bizarre dictate that no restriction is valid if it doesn’t have an 18th century precedent.
By the way, there’s precedent for Kilar’s vision of the studios jointly offering their wares through a single online interface.
Allowing the Melians to remain neutral would set a dangerous precedent and threaten Athenian hegemony.
Another recent precedent regarding losing access to the financial system is the case of Nigel Farage.
Even in cases where there is no precedent, there is a general understanding of the ballpark in which the settlement value may lie.
It remains unclear what will happen if a district’s school restroom access policies are found to violate existing legal precedent.
The extent and frequency of Crow’s apparent gifts to Thomas have no known precedent in the modern history of the US Supreme Court.
Each match brings excitement and anticipation to beat the Bears and, most importantly, set a victorious precedent for the Big Game.
Common combinations with precedent
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:
- precedent for 47×
- set precedent 21×
- dangerous precedent 19×
- precedent in 18×
- the precedent 15×
- precedent that 15×
- precedent of 12×
- precedent and 11×
- no precedent 8×
- setting precedent 8×
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