precedent
Example Sentences
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It meant that going into this case there was no precedent, no hint at what a potential punishment could really be.
From BBC • May 20, 2026
“I will be filing an appeal with the Ninth Circuit, because creating a precedent to loot charities is incredibly destructive to charitable giving in America.”
From The Wall Street Journal • May 19, 2026
“There is no historical precedent that the merged entity will share that increased profitability with customers in the form of lower prices or noticeably increased reliability, unless required to,” he said.
From MarketWatch • May 18, 2026
No relevant precedent existed, and given the unique crimes the Nazi hierarchy had committed, it would require ex post facto laws to prosecute them.
From Salon • May 18, 2026
When it was time to pick my name, she chose Trevor, a name with no meaning whatsoever in South Africa, no precedent in my family.
From "Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood" by Trevor Noah
Vocabulary lists containing precedent
Power Prefix: pre-
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