Explore Precedents through 10+ example sentences from English, with an explanation of the meaning. Ideal for language learners, writers and word enthusiasts.
Precedents meaning
plural of precedent
Using Precedents
- The main meaning on this page is: plural of precedent
- In the example corpus, precedents often appears in combinations such as: precedents for, precedents that, legal precedents.
Context around Precedents
- Average sentence length in these examples: 23.9 words
- Position in the sentence: 3 start, 11 middle, 6 end
- Sentence types: 20 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Precedents
- In this selection, "precedents" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 23.9 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, legal, past, tenets, largely, carry and international stand out and add context to how "precedents" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include 3 gba precedents within that and a hundred precedents in favor. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "precedents" sits close to words such as abhorrent, actuality and belted, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with precedents
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
See (1964), among other precedents. (5 words)
Of course, nobody breaks precedents like Donald Trump. (8 words)
The executive team includes now the 3 GBA precedents within that team. (12 words)
Reading some of the recent decisions of the U.S. Supreme Court, and the triumphalist tone with which precedents are being almost casually discarded, makes one nostalgic for Justice Handler’s view of the role of Supreme Court opinions. (39 words)
The state Supreme Court held its second review of the case on Monday, and justices seemed perplexed by what they saw as sharply differing precedents in federal court decisions, seeking explanations from lawyers for both sides. (36 words)
Trinamool Congress’s leader in Rajya Sabha Derek O’Brien said: “Parliament is not just a new building; it is an establishment with old traditions, values, precedents and rules — it is the foundation of Indian democracy. (36 words)
Example sentences (20)
Despite all the grilling she’d received, the endless “gotcha” questions from Democrats, and the endless number of precedents, she was able to cite and talk about them without any notes at all.
From past precedents to recent trends, insured individuals, and jury professionals, it is important to understand the driving forces behind the case and its potential for nuclear verdicts.
Mr Obi emphasised that the judiciary has largely acted in defiance of constitutional tenets, precedents, and established ground rules.
Outside the circumstances of these cases, our precedents have identified only two compelling interests that permit resort to race-based government action.
Prosecutors had argued that legal precedents largely favored keeping court documents open to the public.
Regulatory crackdowns following the FTX scandal have only heightened concerns, with governments across the globe looking to establish new precedents that could reshape the industry.
See (1964), among other precedents.
The attorneys ended up making use of fictitious or so-called AI-hallucinated legal precedents and got caught by the opposing side and the judge for providing falsities to the court.
The executive team includes now the 3 GBA precedents within that team.
The state Supreme Court held its second review of the case on Monday, and justices seemed perplexed by what they saw as sharply differing precedents in federal court decisions, seeking explanations from lawyers for both sides.
This is one of numerous suits that promise to lay the groundwork for U.S. courts to establish precedents that could define the economics of artificial intelligence.
Trinamool Congress’s leader in Rajya Sabha Derek O’Brien said: “Parliament is not just a new building; it is an establishment with old traditions, values, precedents and rules — it is the foundation of Indian democracy.
Two lawyers who used ChatGPT to write their legal briefs were chastised by the court after it was found the chatbot invented nonexistent cases that it then cited as precedents.
Unfortunately, there are a hundred precedents in favor of government now for each precedent in favor of liberty.
While the precedents carry some weight, there are two reasons why they might not defuse the potential fallout if the Biden administration followed suit.
Despite these precedents, international media outlets have continued to rely on unverified figures from the same sources.
It is one of the safeguards provided in our Constitution and the legacy has been carried forward by the writ Court by way of various judicial precedents which reiterate the same," the court asserted.
Of course, nobody breaks precedents like Donald Trump.
OpenAI, however, disputed his claims, insisting that their data use adhered to fair use principles and legal precedents.
Reading some of the recent decisions of the U.S. Supreme Court, and the triumphalist tone with which precedents are being almost casually discarded, makes one nostalgic for Justice Handler’s view of the role of Supreme Court opinions.
Common combinations with precedents
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:
- precedents for 12×
- precedents that 9×
- legal precedents 8×
- precedents in 8×
- precedents and 7×
- and precedents 7×
- precedents to 6×
- as precedents 6×
- the precedents 6×
- historical precedents 4×