have a precedent

Examples (10)

• This action does not have a precedent in our company's history.
• Does this situation have any precedent in existing law?
• The court's decision will have a strong precedent for similar future cases.
• They argued that their actions did not have a legal precedent.
• Before making a decision, we should see if it has a precedent.
• Such an unprecedented event rarely has a precedent in recorded history.
• If we approve this request, it will have a precedent for future applications.
• Many modern political systems have a precedent in ancient Greek democracy.
• The committee insisted that any new policy must have a clear precedent.
• We must be careful not to have a precedent that could lead to negative consequences.