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see SET A PRECEDENT.
American Heritage Idioms
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noun follow previous practices: We followed precedent in choosing a new leader.
Simple Definitions
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precedent verbs set/establish a precedent • The decision is important as it could set a legal precedent for other similar cases. create a precedent • If we allow this once, it will create a precedent. follow a precedent • Now he is following a precedent set by military leaders around the world. use something as a precedent • Latin America was afraid that the invasion of Panama would be used as a precedent. adjectives a bad precedent • Such a harsh punishment would set a bad precedent. a dangerous precedent (= one that could cause problems in the future ) • They opposed the plan, saying it would create a dangerous precedent. an important precedent • By doing this, an important precedent was established. a legal precedent (= one that is important in law and so must be followed in legal cases ) • There are several legal precedents for this.
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noun ADJ. bad, dangerous, unfortunate | good, important | historical | judicial, legal 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, quote | find | base sth on, use sth as The judge based his decision on precedents set during the Middle Ages. | follow PREP. without ~ The achievements of this period were without precedent in history. | ~ for Many precedents can be found for this decision.
Oxford Collocations Dictionary