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Example sentences for: precedent

How can you use “precedent” in a sentence? Here are some example sentences to help you improve your vocabulary:

Unpublished opinions are not binding precedent in this circuit.
Seizures have previously been reported in patients receiving SSZ, often in the setting of other clinical manifestations of toxicity [ 31 41 42 ] . Although a brain biopsy would be needed to prove our hypotheses, there is a precedent for other systemic granulomatous disorders such as sarcoidosis leading to CNS granuloma formation and seizures [ 43 44 ] . Fortunately, this patient has remained stable with no evidence of a progressive neurological disorder 7 months after presentation.
' ’ When lawyers say precision they think they are saying exact meaning ; but what they are in truth saying most of the time is exactly-the-same-way --that is, the traditional way (to have and to hold) , the way of precedent (“cause of action’), and the required way (as by statute).
In 1776, the idea that “all men are created equal—for all purposes” had no precedent in the declarations of political leaders.
Those who are not familiar with this type of dictionary--that is, one that provides learners with grammatical, collocational, and idiomatic information far beyond what might be expected in an ordinary monolingual dictionary-- should familiarize themselves with the well-known precedent, the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary of Contemporary English , by A.S. Hornby, long a classic in the field.