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Meanings of precedent in English
Portuguese
direito consuetudinário Catalan
dret comú A system of jurisprudence based on judicial precedents rather than statutory laws.
Principle or rule established in a previous legal case that is either binding on or persuasive for a court.
Catalan
precedent Spanish
precedente Usage of precedent in English
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The ICTY precedent has had an impact reaching far beyond south-eastern Europe.
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The California case may set a new legal precedent for seeking remediation.
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This sets a very damaging precedent for market practices, the groups said.
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The Craigslist measures could set a precedent for similar sites, Blumenthal said.
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His case set the precedent that later brought decriminalisation to the Republic.
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Everything they did, every action and decision, was entirely new, without precedent.
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Tas Baitieri said the Milford case has set something of a precedent.
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The news from Westminster yesterday was without precedent in modern British politics.
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Brock said he was not sure, while O'Rourke said such precedent exists.
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I have to set a precedent, I have to set an example.
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This incident is quite unusual, in other words, but not without precedent.
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We may be able to use that as a precedent, Hornung said.
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Matar added: If officers are held accountable it will set a precedent.
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Those who trust the government, but disagree with the precedent being set.
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One issue for regulators is that Facebook's project lacks any obvious precedent.
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The new structure, imposed in the last three weeks, is without precedent.
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