precedent

precedent
noun
ADJECTIVE
bad, dangerous, terrible, unfortunate
good, important, strong

There is a strong precedent for such a strategy.

ample

There is ample precedent for this tactic.

clear, obvious

There is no obvious precedent for this law.

established, historical, past, prior
new

This would have set a dangerous new precedent.

court, judicial, legal

There was a federal court precedent for this.

binding

The ruling does not set a binding precedent.

literary

There are many literary precedents for this strategy.

VERB + PRECEDENT
serve as

This case could could serve as a precedent for others against the tobacco companies.

have
create, establish, provide, set

This lowering of standards sets a dangerous precedent for future developments.

cite
find
base sth on, use sth as

The judge based his decision on precedents set during the previous century.

follow
ignore
break, overturn

Overturning a legal precedent is no easy matter.

PREPOSITION
without precedent

The achievements of this period were without precedent in history.

precedent for

Many precedents can be found for this decision.


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  • precedent — pre·ce·dent 1 /pri sēd ənt, pre səd / adj [Middle French, from Latin praecedent praecedens, present participle of praecedere to go ahead of, come before]: prior in time, order, arrangement, or significance see also condition precedent at… …   Law dictionary

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  • Precedent — Pre*ced ent, a. [L. praecedens, entis, p. pr. of praecedere: cf. F. pr[ e]c[ e]dent. See {Precede}.] Going before; anterior; preceding; antecedent; as, precedent services. Shak. A precedent injury. Bacon. [1913 Webster] {Condition precedent}… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

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  • precedent — précédent DEFINICIJA v. presedan …   Hrvatski jezični portal

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