In a sentence
Six example sentences with precedent, each labelled with its topic.
The ruling set a precedent, and within a year three other courts cited it when landlords tried the same clause.
Law
Refunding an entire season pass set a precedent, and players now expect the same whenever a launch goes badly.
Gaming
There was no precedent for a treaty signed by seven states at once, so the clerks invented the seating order.
History
The league's decision to replay the final ten seconds set a precedent that every disputed finish since has cited.
Basketball
Paying one supplier early set a precedent, and every other vendor now asks for the same terms.
Business
There was no precedent for a mayor serving a fourth term, so the council spent a month searching the charter.
Politics
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Found in these word lists
Found in 8 published word lists
- Academic Word List (Coxhead 2000)Authoritative
- United States Courts glossaryAuthoritative
- Israeli Psychometric English dictionary (Campus IL / NITE)Authoritative
- GRE 3000+ word list (widely used study list)Recognized
- 5000 GRE Words (widely used study list)Recognized
- Magoosh GRE 1000Recognized
- GRE Word List 4700 (widely used study list)Recognized
- MajorTests SAT 1000Recognized
Each source is a published word list that contains precedent. No exam board publishes an official GRE, GMAT or SAT list; GMAT words come from GRE lists and the Academic Word List.