Sentence examples for precedent are from inspiring English sources

Repudiations of precedent are nearly always the result of a change in membership rather than a change in perception.

If we allow this innocent grandmother to be dragged back to the US in chains, what precedent are we setting ourselves for the future?

But in the United States, existing legislation and court precedent are inconsistent when it comes to the issue of profit from human body product.

But the Catholic bishops have not accepted it, and have launched at least a dozen lawsuits against the Administration (none of them, judging by legal precedent, are likely to succeed), and clearly have Paul Ryan's support.

But Thomas's unwillingness to compromise or engage in dialogue and his dismissal of precedent are signs of cowardice; they expose his fear of acknowledging that other opinions may be valid.

It is our privilege or our curse, depending how you look at it, to be living in a time when tradition and precedent are being tossed out on a daily basis.

Precedent is not encouraging.

Historical precedent is not promising.

Another excellent precedent is slavery.

Precedent is sparse.

This precedent is deadly.