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the precedent
noun
An act in the past which may be used as an example to help decide the outcome of similar instances in the future.
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The precedent has been set.
This is the precedent.
"The precedent was set," Lupe Fiasco said.
But the precedent is not heartening.
Consider the precedent of cellular phones.
"We already have the precedent with baseball".
"And I was unhappy about the precedent.
But there is the precedent.
The precedent set would be incredibly dangerous.
Set the precedent of kissing the Bible.
"The precedent is a problem," he said.
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