Precedent
noun
An action or decision that happened in the past which can be used as an example for similar situations in the future.
The judge's ruling was based on a legal precedent set by an earlier case.
noun
Something that happened in the past and is treated as an example or guide for how something should be done in the future.
The president's actions set a precedent for future leaders.
Often appears as...
- set a precedent
- precedent for
noun
An action or decision that happened in the past which can be used as an example for similar situations in the future.
The judge's ruling was based on a legal precedent set by an earlier case.
noun
Something that happened in the past and is treated as an example or guide for how something should be done in the future.
The president's actions set a precedent for future leaders.
Often appears as...
- set a precedent
- precedent for
Definition 1 of 2
Pro Tip 1/3Legal Context
Used often in legal discussions to reference past court decisions influencing current cases.
The attorney cited a precedent to argue her client's innocence.
Pro Tip 2/3Authority Reference
Indicates that the past action or decision has enough authority to guide present ones.
The court's earlier precedent was pivotal for the verdict.
Pro Tip 3/3Past Influence
Highlights that something was first done in the past which affects actions today.
His strategy created a precedent, now everyone copies it.
Pro Tip 1/3Legal Context
Used often in legal discussions to reference past court decisions influencing current cases.
The attorney cited a precedent to argue her client's innocence.
Pro Tip 2/3Authority Reference
Indicates that the past action or decision has enough authority to guide present ones.
The court's earlier precedent was pivotal for the verdict.
Pro Tip 3/3Past Influence
Highlights that something was first done in the past which affects actions today.
His strategy created a precedent, now everyone copies it.
Pro Tip 1/3Legal Context
Used often in legal discussions to reference past court decisions influencing current cases.
The attorney cited a precedent to argue her client's innocence.
Pro Tip 2/3Authority Reference
Indicates that the past action or decision has enough authority to guide present ones.
The court's earlier precedent was pivotal for the verdict.
Pro Tip 3/3Past Influence
Highlights that something was first done in the past which affects actions today.
His strategy created a precedent, now everyone copies it.
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Oversharing on Social...
so what we want to explore here is we've got this digital age so information is instant people can celebrate in an instant people can argue in an instant and these these these elements did not have a precedent in the world of media reporting every time there's a new major
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Buildings that blend...
They thought a fireplace could draw people in and help start conversations. And everybody wanted the work of social justice to be visible to the outside world. There really wasn't a precedent for this kind of space, so we looked around the globe and found examples
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History's "worst" nun -...
It was perhaps this precedent that inspired Juana’s lifelong confidence. At age three, she secretly followed her older sister to school. When she later learned that higher education was open only to men, she begged her mother to let her attend in disguise.
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Looking for innovation...
by this I co-founded an organization that fostered innovation and invested in Somali startups so they can in return create jobs and address big societal challenges facing the country when my co-founders and I started there was no precedents for a start-up
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Martin Rees: Can we...
I and others pointed out that nature has done the same experiments zillions of times already, via cosmic ray collisions. But scientists should surely be precautionary about experiments that generate conditions without precedent in the natural world.
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Protecting Scotland's...
our complaint was accepted dredging had to stop here and then that sent a legal precedent which allowed dredging to be stopped in other special areas of conservation as two three four years went by it became very exciting we were
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Bill Gates: The...
Well, I think everybody will be really proud that humanity came together on a global basis to make this radical change and there's no precedent for it. Even world wars, where we orchestrated lots of resources,
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Bryce Dallas Howard: How...
This new compulsion toward self-exposure is possibly the biggest social experiment in history. We're making life-altering decisions about our personal boundaries with no guidance and no precedent.
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If trees could speak PIPE...
But how to tell the stories of humanity and nature at a time when our planet is burning and there is no precedent for what we're about to experience collectively
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How to disagree...
"What uncertainty are you humble about?" And this by the way, isn't some fantasy about how public life and public conversations could work. It has precedent.
Video examples
Oversharing on Social...
so what we want to explore here is we've got this digital age so information is instant people can celebrate in an instant people can argue in an instant and these these these elements did not have a precedent in the world of media reporting every time there's a new major
Video examples
Buildings that blend...
They thought a fireplace could draw people in and help start conversations. And everybody wanted the work of social justice to be visible to the outside world. There really wasn't a precedent for this kind of space, so we looked around the globe and found examples
Video examples
History's "worst" nun -...
It was perhaps this precedent that inspired Juana’s lifelong confidence. At age three, she secretly followed her older sister to school. When she later learned that higher education was open only to men, she begged her mother to let her attend in disguise.
Video examples
Looking for innovation...
by this I co-founded an organization that fostered innovation and invested in Somali startups so they can in return create jobs and address big societal challenges facing the country when my co-founders and I started there was no precedents for a start-up
Video examples
Martin Rees: Can we...
I and others pointed out that nature has done the same experiments zillions of times already, via cosmic ray collisions. But scientists should surely be precautionary about experiments that generate conditions without precedent in the natural world.
Video examples
Protecting Scotland's...
our complaint was accepted dredging had to stop here and then that sent a legal precedent which allowed dredging to be stopped in other special areas of conservation as two three four years went by it became very exciting we were
Video examples
Bill Gates: The...
Well, I think everybody will be really proud that humanity came together on a global basis to make this radical change and there's no precedent for it. Even world wars, where we orchestrated lots of resources,
Video examples
Bryce Dallas Howard: How...
This new compulsion toward self-exposure is possibly the biggest social experiment in history. We're making life-altering decisions about our personal boundaries with no guidance and no precedent.
Video examples
If trees could speak PIPE...
But how to tell the stories of humanity and nature at a time when our planet is burning and there is no precedent for what we're about to experience collectively
Video examples
How to disagree...
"What uncertainty are you humble about?" And this by the way, isn't some fantasy about how public life and public conversations could work. It has precedent.
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Richard Lamm
American Politician
Diversity' is a wonderfully seductive word. It stresses differences rather than commonalities. Diverse people worldwide are mostly engaged in hating each other - that is, when they are not killing each other. A 'diverse,' peaceful or stable society is against most historical precedent.
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John Singleton
American Director
There's hardly any precedent for a guy like me to have the career that I've had. Because I grew up the way I grew up, I'm an in-your-face kind of guy. I developed that as a defense mechanism to survive in the streets. I do that in Hollywood in the service of my passion.
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Donald Rumsfeld
American Politician
When you raise issues with the President, try to come away with both that decision and also a precedent. Pose issues so as to evoke broader policy guidance. This can help to answer a range of similar issues likely to arise later.
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Gary Hamel
American Businessman
To create an organization that's adaptable and innovative, people need the freedom to challenge precedent, to 'waste' time, to go outside of channels, to experiment, to take risks and to follow their passions.
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Yoshihide Suga
Japanese Politician
My job, as I've said, is to break down sectionalism, vested interests and a fixed mindset of merely following precedents, so that I'm not subjected to the harmful effects of factions.
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John Roberts
American Judge
Judges have to have the humility to recognize that they operate within a system of precedent, shaped by other judges equally striving to live up to the judicial oath.
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Will Durant
American Historian
Truth always originates in a minority of one, and every custom begins as a broken precedent.
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Nicholas Galitzine
English Actor
It's our responsibility as young men to set a new precedent for the next generation.
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Susan Collins
American Politician
I always look for judges who respect precedent.
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Arlen Specter
American Politician
Stability means respecting precedents.
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Richard Lamm
American Politician
Diversity' is a wonderfully seductive word. It stresses differences rather than commonalities. Diverse people worldwide are mostly engaged in hating each other - that is, when they are not killing each other. A 'diverse,' peaceful or stable society is against most historical precedent.
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John Singleton
American Director
There's hardly any precedent for a guy like me to have the career that I've had. Because I grew up the way I grew up, I'm an in-your-face kind of guy. I developed that as a defense mechanism to survive in the streets. I do that in Hollywood in the service of my passion.
Quote examples
Donald Rumsfeld
American Politician
When you raise issues with the President, try to come away with both that decision and also a precedent. Pose issues so as to evoke broader policy guidance. This can help to answer a range of similar issues likely to arise later.
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Gary Hamel
American Businessman
To create an organization that's adaptable and innovative, people need the freedom to challenge precedent, to 'waste' time, to go outside of channels, to experiment, to take risks and to follow their passions.
Quote examples
Yoshihide Suga
Japanese Politician
My job, as I've said, is to break down sectionalism, vested interests and a fixed mindset of merely following precedents, so that I'm not subjected to the harmful effects of factions.
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John Roberts
American Judge
Judges have to have the humility to recognize that they operate within a system of precedent, shaped by other judges equally striving to live up to the judicial oath.
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Will Durant
American Historian
Truth always originates in a minority of one, and every custom begins as a broken precedent.
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Nicholas Galitzine
English Actor
It's our responsibility as young men to set a new precedent for the next generation.
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Susan Collins
American Politician
I always look for judges who respect precedent.
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Arlen Specter
American Politician
Stability means respecting precedents.
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