precedent

noun

/ˈpresɪdənt/

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[countable, uncountable] an official action or decision that has happened in the past and that is seen as an example or a rule to be followed in a similar situation later
- The ruling set a precedent for future libel cases.
Extra Examples
- Overturning a legal precedent is no easy matter.
- The judge based his decision on precedents set during the Middle Ages.
- There is no obvious precedent for this law.
- This case could could serve as a precedent for others against the tobacco companies.
- This lowering of standards sets a dangerous precedent for future developments.
- The decision of the local authority was based on historical precedent.
Oxford Collocations Dictionary
adjective
- bad
- dangerous
- terrible
- …
verb + precedent
- serve as
- have
- create
- …
preposition
- without precedent
- precedent for
See full entry
[countable, uncountable] a similar action or event that happened earlier
- historical precedents
- There is no precedent for a disaster of this scale.
- without precedent Such protests are without precedent in recent history.
- The achievements of this period were without precedent in history.
Oxford Collocations Dictionary
adjective
- bad
- dangerous
- terrible
- …
verb + precedent
- serve as
- have
- create
- …
preposition
- without precedent
- precedent for
See full entry
[uncountable] the way that things have always been done synonym tradition
- to break with precedent (= to do something in a different way)
see also unprecedented
Oxford Collocations Dictionary
adjective
- bad
- dangerous
- terrible
- …
verb + precedent
- serve as
- have
- create
- …
preposition
- without precedent
- precedent for
See full entry

Word Originlate Middle English: from Old French, literally ‘preceding’.

单词	precedent
释义	precedent noun /ˈpresɪdənt/ /ˈpresɪdənt/ jump to other results [countable, uncountable] an official action or decision that has happened in the past and that is seen as an example or a rule to be followed in a similar situation later The ruling set a precedent for future libel cases. Extra Examples Overturning a legal precedent is no easy matter. The judge based his decision on precedents set during the Middle Ages. There is no obvious precedent for this law. This case could could serve as a precedent for others against the tobacco companies. This lowering of standards sets a dangerous precedent for future developments. The decision of the local authority was based on historical precedent. Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective bad dangerous terrible … verb + precedent serve as have create … preposition without precedent precedent for See full entry [countable, uncountable] a similar action or event that happened earlier historical precedents There is no precedent for a disaster of this scale. without precedent Such protests are without precedent in recent history. The achievements of this period were without precedent in history. Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective bad dangerous terrible … verb + precedent serve as have create … preposition without precedent precedent for See full entry [uncountable] the way that things have always been done synonym tradition to break with precedent (= to do something in a different way) see also unprecedented Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective bad dangerous terrible … verb + precedent serve as have create … preposition without precedent precedent for See full entry Word Originlate Middle English: from Old French, literally ‘preceding’.
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