Examples of 'precedent' in a sentence
Meaning of "precedent"
Precedent (noun) - an earlier event or action that is regarded as an example or guide to be considered in similar circumstances
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- 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.
- The aforementioned (thing).
How to use "precedent" in a sentence
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Our win set precedent on protected classes.
Such a procedure might set an undesirable precedent.
There is no precedent for that in modern history.
The mobs greeting him were without precedent.
This precedent has been interpreted in different ways.
That is a worrying precedent for the future.
No precedent for other countries has been created.
There is legal precedent for the unusual.
No precedent for water replacement would be set.
Think about the precedent you are setting.
Precedent units used as concept constructing units.
History affords no precedent for what we will be doing.
Precedent text is a category characterized by national content.
It would be a serious precedent if we went down that route.
We were assured that it would not set a precedent.
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There is no precedent for what they have done.
But the law of gravity takes precedent.
There is precedent for such a bold move.
Such action risked establishing a bad precedent.
It sets a precedent for this type of agreement.
Which makes two events without precedent.
This may be a precedent and it is very dangerous.
That procedure should not constitute a precedent.
There is zero precedent for any of this.
That approach was not entirely without precedent.
Sets a bad precedent for the others.
There was no call for setting such a precedent.
Set the precedent for other companies.
They could also set a dangerous precedent.
I have found a legal precedent in favor of my client.
This precedent speeded up the legislative process.
We do not have a lot of precedent to guide us here.
There is precedent for allowing an experimental drug.
There is no known court precedent in this respect.
There is precedent for communicating through dreams.
Said that it was important not to set a precedent.
There is no precedent for something like this.
Such shorthand must not become a precedent.
And there was no precedent for that idea.
Such a visit could set a good precedent.
There was no precedent for it anywhere else in science.
Such a great number would need a precedent.
There is zero precedent for any of these.
This magnitude of human suffering is without precedent.
We are setting a precedent for the entire country.
Beuse then everything is about setting a precedent.
I need to review precedent and make a determination.
It would in fact be wrong to establish a regrettable precedent.
Perhaps he had a precedent in mind when he made it.
That designation should not create a precedent.
